We made some big decisions at work today.
Of course I knew about it for a couple months now. I’m the one that analyzed the financials behind that decision. One just came back from maternity leave. Another just moved here. I almost wish I didn’t know. It was tough talking face to face with people being the only one knowing about something that will imminently and significantly impact their lives. I felt very fake, very superficial. It was something I had never experienced before. Unfortunately, wanting to be in charge of a company myself one day may mean this is not the last time I feel like this.
Is it the right business decision? Absolutely. Doesn’t make it any easier. The thing about working at a small company is that you know everybody. At IBM, those numbers, however large, didn’t feel very personal to me.
Joseph Stalin was right. The death of one man is a tragedy, the death of millions is a statistic.
Today was a tragedy.