Typical among unhappy customers is Diana Stever, owner of an eight-employee truck repair outfit in Duenweg, Mo.

FORBES: Dirty Laundry

In June Stever quit Cintas--one of its drivers was her friend and let her out of her contract early--and now rents from rival Aramark.

FORBES: Dirty Laundry

Another danger of workaholism: He or she risks getting their identity caught up in the job, says Stever Robbins, an executive coach and top 10 business podcaster.

FORBES: When Someone You Work With Is Too Married To The Job

In a letter last week, WaMu urged its shareholders to resist the unions' calls not to re-elect Pugh and another longtime director, James Stever, who is a retired U.S. West executive and a director at WaMu since 1991.

FORBES: WaMu And Friends