[thinktwice]

I'm a doer, like you, and my competent management kept me quite busy and happy for 10 years; but when that management was promoted, a worthless good-old-boy supervisor moved into that management spot and I was on the *hit list.

That manager did everything possible to get me to leave, but I had growing kids so I just kept pumping out great work for another twelve years, working often on major proposal efforts -- thereby working amongst top management people from other areas within the corporation.

Then, when the day arrived that I was ready and eligible for early retirement, I took the parachute package and walked out the door. Soon after that, I went to work as a consultant; and I was introduced to Ayn Rand, where I identified myself with such as Atlas Shrugged's Hank Reardon.

That former manager of mine -- also eligible for early retirement -- decided to stay, only to be unceremoniously and involuntarily walked out the door a few weeks later. Last I heard, he's done nothing since.

[Dan(9698)]

I had a corporation with 40 employees. They changed the rules regarding communications to make it impossible to continue.

I said "stick it in your ear" and retired.

The employees found other jobs.