"Wow. People like to complain. If you dont want to work at BU, YOU DONT HAVE TO." - unfortunately, as I mentioned (since I'm the one you're talking about), I'm enrolled in a graduate degree program at BU. I've got the courses I want planned out, I've got advisers I have made friendships with that I trust, and jumping ship to another college or university would probably set my degree back by at least a year. This is not to mention the fact that my spouse works at BU, and I've got a great many friends who work here as well. I like the location compared to where I live, I like the campus, I like the environment. What I DON'T like is the idea of taking on a fifty-hour work week for the next six months because BU doesn't want to replace my co-worker. Some of us are entrenched a little too deeply here to just pick up and go - it's not as simple as that.