🚨 “20 POSITIONS ELIMINATED EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY,” THE VP ANNOUNCED—JUST DAYS AFTER HIS OWN $500,000 PROJECT FAILED. WHAT HE DIDN’T KNOW WAS THAT ONE EMPLOYEE WAS LEAVING WITH SOMETHING THE COMPANY COULDN’T AFFORD TO LOSE.
THE ANNOUNCEMENT CAME ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON. “20 POSITIONS ELIMINATED EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY,” THE VP DECLARED. MEANWHILE, HIS PET PROJECT HAD JUST BURNED THROUGH $500K WITH ZERO RESULTS. I PACKED MY DESK QUIETLY WITH A SMILE. HE HAD NO IDEA I’D BEEN… …the sole developer holding the master decryption keys to the entire corporate server. Five minutes … Read more