Just lost a lot of respect for Theo
Theo Epstein, I just lost any respect I had for you.
Seriously, what sort of idiot quits a job because they are so frustrated only to come back to it 2 months later?
I know it’s hard to live with a decision you make like that..but once you’ve made it you have to move on. I can speak from experience on this. Seven years ago, I left a comfortable job to become a CEO. I was frustrated with the internal workings of the place and I knew there was no way I’d ever be a CEO if I stayed there. It was sapping my energy and I never, EVER felt as though I was treated with any sort of respect. It was always ‘the high school kid’ who had been there for 10+ years. You don’t want to move on, but you don’t have any choice.
So I left. I commuted 2 hours a day of drive time, but I often thought of what might have been. In fact 2 months after I left, I was called by my old employer, asking if I would take the CFO job. It was pretty difficult not to at least go back and see what it was about. I went back, but at the end of the day, I knew I had already made my decision and there wasn’t much other choices to go back — despite a $20,000 increase. You don’t always change for the money, you know. The same reasons that you left still exist.
Since taking that CEO job, I’m now at another job as CEO — but in direct competition with the place I left. Ironic, don’t you think…like rain on your wedding day. I use that analogy way too much.
So I digress — the bottom line is once you leave, you are done. Now by going back it sure does look like you’re whipped. I don’t get it. Well, leaving $1.1 million or whatever compared to my non-profit salary probably has something to do with it but still — the way the whole thing was played out makes the Orioles look good.
Alright, I digress. Personally I’m beat - stressed out over the new location and having worked 12 straight days of 9 hours plus. It caught up to me today. I think it’s now affecting family life. I am resolved to fix everything, work, home and everything else. I’m also resolved to make sure our business is the best one :).
January 25th, 2006 at 12:30 pm
Quote from Dan: “having worked 12 straight days of 9 hours plus.”
C’mon Dan! 9+ is the norm for me right now.
Might be longer if you factor in answering emails and whatnot after I’m already home.
I did a company move (mainly the network, wireless network, servers, telephone system, wiring etc….) for 150 employees 2+ years ago. Rough few weeks getting everything running and then troubleshooting any issues that arose once employees came back to work. The move day I worked 6am until midnight. Got home close to 1am and woke up the next morning at 6am and worked until 10pm that night. 3rd day was Saturday and I worked 9am until 10pm. The worst part was that all employees got those days off (TH and F were off, SAT weekend). So I was one of a handful of guys actually there. The IT Director said on the Thursday of the move “Get the servers, network, wiring etc… running by Monday”. I didn’t see him until the following Monday where the Director of Operations sent out kudos to the IT Director for working so dilligently in getting everything up and running. Yeah……..I resigned and took another job shortly thereafter. I made sure to tell the Director of Operations and IT Director that was a huge factor in my reason for leaving.
In any case, I can sympathize. It sucks, but looks good on a resume.