Are you on Intel's payroll?

he took stress leave for a whole year?

please.. a month or 2... maybe, but a whole year?

there is no reason a comany should be required to hold open your job while you take a year of cause your unable to do your job. 

its called work for a reason...

To quote a good Dilbert:

"My previous employers said I have poor judgement... so I sued them."