After hearing jokes about college professors evacuating planes when they hear that their students designed them? Wouldn't put it past em. Even experts make big mistakes.
I guess not everyone can be an SR-71. I'll give you a transcript of everything they've been saying for the past 9 hours, hopefully it should bring you up to speed.
There are always jobs elsewhere, though it's hard to see that for those who are complacent. I could apply for a job that would give me a 200k/yr raise, but I don't because I enjoy where I work and I believe the job I'm working at now will benefit me in the long run.