So, Vic. Tell me. Since when did demanding someone be honest become an 'outrageous expectation'. If you believe that demanding your boss not be a thief, not be a liar, not be a cheat is something outrageous, it's no wonder we have the problems we have in TEFL. Many of us in the teaching business have thrown up our hands in disgust and gone home. It's not the conditions that drive us out--it's the fact that so many teachers are willing to put up with liars, thieves, cheats, rip-offs, whatever. Some of us refuse to put up with it, but sadly, we're in the minority.