Originally Posted by
robthree
I'd guess that people view his 'heroism' in direct proportional to how they themselves have been treated by their jobs. If you're miserable where you are(or ever have been) you probably think "Yeah, that guy has a brass pair. I wish I could just walk off like he did." If you have been fortunate enough to have never been in that kind of situation, you've probably got a lot less sympathy for him.
You're forgetting the third group; those who HAVE been in a similar situation, but acted with calm professionalism rather than throw a temper tantrum. That group has zero sympathy for him, I would suspect.