It does sound noble like I said but it is a big company with lots of resources so they would have figured it out eventually. My boss has been so supportive and I did not want him to get blindsided either.
The funny thing is that I was sitting in my basement Sat. looking down at the bracelet I wear for jail knowing I was going to be terminated. After 5 months I thought I would be in a better place. Then I realized I am in a better place. Through my alcoholism I hung on to the women I love and my children. I have sobriety and I am the person I always thought I was. My wife is proud of me again. What more can I want.