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Brilliant and Broke

March 18th, 2009 · 4 Comments · Coping, Motivation

“You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you.”       – Walt Disney When I lived in Boulder, Colorado in the ’80s everyone else wanted to live there too. PhDs were washing dishes to make it possible. Flash forward. Today’s corporate [...]

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Why It Was All My Fault

February 25th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Losing a job, War stories

One day after my company died someone said to me, “You’re gonna realize that you were the one who screwed up.” WTF? I had been recently promoted to the top level of the firm and kicked in over $150,000 as the price of admission. Six months later I was left with 1/3 of my pay, [...]

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