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Big Wheel Keep On Turnin' | Tuesday, 2004 December 14 - 7:55 pm |
I may be facing some life changes. Yesterday the president of our company abruptly resigned. For fear of being dooced, I can't really go into all the details about it. But let's just say it came as a shock, and that most of us are now wondering about our future with the company. Here's the thing: we're going to have a new president, and it's not as if 51% of us voted for him to be there. This new president may have ideas about running our company that we, um, disagree with. (I don't want to say "ideas that would send us spiraling into a pit of flaming hellfire", because that would be THE WRONG ATTITUDE.) Would it be better to speak up and run the risk of seeming insolent, or stay quiet even believing that we're on a path towards failure? It seems like a possible no-win situation approaching. I mean, sure, perhaps the new president will be bright and skillful, and that he'll find the best way to make use of our talent and our experience. But right now, I have no information that would make me confident of that. So lots of us are considering other options. I don't think that's a company secret. If I stay in the tech industry, my eventual dream is to run my own company. I'm really drawn to the idea of having a company that cares for its employees, values intelligence over ambition, is fanatical about quality, thinks about the long-term, and is committed to doing the right thing instead of the expedient thing. Not to say that I haven't worked for a company like that, but... oh, what the hell: I HAVEN'T. Otherwise, I'd like to do something totally different. Being a writer is my dream job, I think, though I'd have to find someone to pay me to do it. I won't do anything right away; there's time to see what happens to our company, and time to investigate options. But I think some sort of change may be inevitable. If there's anyone out there with some brilliant business propositions, let me know; I'm in the right frame of mind. |
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