> I really don't like the attitude here. Your significant other moving, is _not a silly thing_. I don't want to speak for the OP, but I took this sentence as,

> I really don't like the attitude here. Your significant other moving, is _not a silly thing_. I don't want to speak for the OP, but I took this sentence as, "Losing a good developer because his significant other is headed to medical school is a really silly thing for a company to do", which I would completely agree with.