Feeling melancholy

The CEO of the company I used to work for got this "nice write up" in a trade journal. It was about his bold decision making during the pandemic. How he made all these plans to keep business going (and grow it!). And how he looked after his employees so they wouldn't be layoffs. 

And for his effort, he was awarded compensation in the $50 million range last year. Because he was great and the company made so much money!

And of course, I was simply shown the door because there had to be some cost cutting. I didn't even get the proverbial "gold watch." No fanfare, just return your computer and slink into the night.  

It's easy to pin it on my old boss - but it's never that simple. I was a good performer and had just finished a major project. She had to get multiple levels of approval to release me. And even the CEO has to have been aware of whatever number of employees that were, in fact, released. 

Gotta get rid of 500 employees to make up that number of dollars you received in compensation. 

It's sad. And very insulting. 

And I take a very different view of the article. 

Thanks for nothing, pal.