Abstract
The following paper describes the thought process I used to assume the company I worked for was going out of business and creating a financial nightmare for me and my family. I will discuss the signs that made me come to that conclusion ad what really happened. Most importantly I will discuss what I learned from my mistake.
The Situation
The organization I worked for was technical startup company coming off the success of the 1990's technology boom, and I was making enough money to live comfortably. Of course all good things come to an end, the quarterly feasts and parties gave way to budget cuts and dwindling profits. Then in early 2001 we experienced our first reduction of force in the history of our company. Even though it was only three people that one event started a linty of rumors and panic attacks. Later on that same year, I noticed outside groups looking at our building, counting cubicles and holding all day meetings with the executive team and human......
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