I lost a good employee this week. Someone I cared about. He had only been with me for a little over a year, but still it hurts. I fear I lost him to a dark demon of his. I hope I can feel confident I did all I could, but the truth is you always fee like you could have done more.
I will miss you sir, I hope the circle of life brings you back around.
Update – 3 days later
I no longer hope that life brings you back around. I think it will. I think that you will go out and explore life and realize you had a good job, and worked for a good company, and had people surrounding you who truly cared about you. Three days ago I would have welcomed you back, and so would have the whole team, with the widest of open arms. You Filled me full of lies. You said you weren’t going elsewhere, that you needed to clear your head, that you had so much respect for Amy and I. It turns out be all lies. I am surprised, but I shouldn’t be. I’m too trusting and I want to give people extra chances. Maybe one day I will learn. Or maybe I won’t, maybe I shouldn’t. If you give 10 people a 2nd chance and 9 of them screw you over, but the 10th thrives and excels and has a beautiful, fulfilled life, were the 10 2nd chances a waste? I have to think not.
Even still, I wish you the best. I hope you can keep your demons away. I hope you find the life you want. I have to do some structural inspecting of our bridge, but I think it may be damaged beyond repair.
doing it different 