Two years into the pandemic, Americans have turned decisively against jobs that have sucked for a long time. A record 4.5 million workers quit their jobs in December, with workers in hospitality, leisure, and retail leading the way out the door. In U.S. colleges and universities, the workers who keep every part of the higher education system running have dealt with their own sets of frustrations, ones which some told Discourse Blog are longstanding but have intensified during COVID.