Vincenzo Corleone
Full time employment: Posting here.
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- Jul 20, 2005
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Twenty years ago, at the beginning of my career, - still inexperienced and very green - due to lucky circumstances of being at the right place at the right time, I had been recruited away from my boring, mundane job by the CTO to work with a team of experienced and talented people, making more money than I ever dreamed.
I gained some great experience during the years I worked there and my finances grew healthily. At some point, the CTO of the company left for another opportunity at another company. At some point, the economy soured - the writing was on the wall where I was at and I knew that my days at this company were probably numbered.
As if he knew my growing tenuous situation, I get a call from this same CTO, who then recruited me onto his team at his new company - again, making more money then I dreamed. Things didn't go quite as well there and after about a year, they had layoffs, of which I was a victim.
Regrettably, being someone who is/was ignorant of social etiquette, I never thanked or made an effort to stay in contact with this guy who gave me these great opportunities and made FIRE for me possible. Over these past 20 years, whenever I thought of this guy, I've grown ever more regretful that I never expressed my gratitude to him. Every time I tell myself that I should send him a gift and note in appreciation, I'd tell myself that it's way too late - too far after the fact.
Am I right? What would you do (assuming you knew how to contact this person)?
I gained some great experience during the years I worked there and my finances grew healthily. At some point, the CTO of the company left for another opportunity at another company. At some point, the economy soured - the writing was on the wall where I was at and I knew that my days at this company were probably numbered.
As if he knew my growing tenuous situation, I get a call from this same CTO, who then recruited me onto his team at his new company - again, making more money then I dreamed. Things didn't go quite as well there and after about a year, they had layoffs, of which I was a victim.
Regrettably, being someone who is/was ignorant of social etiquette, I never thanked or made an effort to stay in contact with this guy who gave me these great opportunities and made FIRE for me possible. Over these past 20 years, whenever I thought of this guy, I've grown ever more regretful that I never expressed my gratitude to him. Every time I tell myself that I should send him a gift and note in appreciation, I'd tell myself that it's way too late - too far after the fact.
Am I right? What would you do (assuming you knew how to contact this person)?