Piper, I was in a Navy squadron that had fantastic leadership and won the Battle "E" two years in a row. I loved it! The XO took over, and he couldn't run a girl scout troop, we started crashing airplanes. It's not about us, it's about our leaders, and I include the MEC leadership. We are in tough times, and need real leaders. Anyone can lead and do reasonably well in the boom years, but we are in the bust years. You say go look for other jobs, but the rats leaving is a sure sign the ship is sinking. When the carrier runs aground you don't yell at the crew, you change the skipper. One bad leader can destroy a company, any company.