Not with a whimper, but with a bang
The Reformed Broker discusses the merits of making a dramatic final exit from your workplace. Whether you jump down your airplane's emergency slide, or send out a scathing memo, revenge is a dish best served by the newly unemployed.
The Reformed Broker discusses the merits of making a dramatic final exit from your workplace. Whether you jump down your airplane's emergency slide, or send out a scathing memo, revenge is a dish best served by the newly unemployed.
This Sunday I was featured in a piece at the New York Times about the new trend of making a high profile exit from one's former employer or industry. Like that flight attendant who cursed everyone out on the PA system, gulped down a beer and then triggered the inflatable slide to make his escape. Or Greg Smith at Goldman or the entire editorial staff at TechCrunch.
Social media is behind a lot of this; people have a pretty big platform to talk about why they've walked from something and if they're disgruntled, they're probably going to use it.
Here's my little slice:
Head over for the rest, lots of notable people's stories in here, a fun piece:
Parting Is Such Sweet Revenge (New York Times)