Tony, I hope it works out for you, but if you're going to rock the boat that much, please be prepared for the possibility that you'll be knocked overboard at some point in the future.

Very good advice, though I think if that happens, I'll be well on my way to boarding the next ship by the time they'd have the balls to get rid of me. I'm essential enough to what we do that they'd need to at least keep me around long enough to train my replacements. I'm already starting to see nibbles on my line... All this exercise with my department head is about now is finding out whether I'll be happy with an average-sized catch, or whether I'll be content enough with my surroundings that I can wait until the real lunker bites.