I should be amazed at the number of people who seem to think that a race to the bottom is an acceptable way of working. However, given the general intolerance of posts that don't indicate that the poster has had it rougher than anybody else, I'm not.
There are circumstances where individuals have to put up with austere conditions due to the tactical situation, and generally I've found people recognise that and don't complain. Being placed in such conditions due to financial constraints, which has become the norm, is not acceptable and people therefore complain. This has been going on for years and the bucket of good will is leaking at an alarming rate!