In my early career, I took it personally whenever someone left the company, especially if I'd hired them. I took any exit to mean the culture was on the brink of failure and it was all my fault.

As I grew up and the org around me grew too, I learned to chill out: to be grateful for the work we did together, to listen critically to their feedback, and to recognize what was and was not in my control. Growth begets change, and exit is healthy. 

Very often I would see them again. Not always as colleagues, but as clients or collaborators of another kind.

Early in my career I realized I had to let go of my ego.

This epiphany happened while working at a company with an opinionated lead who was rather inflexible with the designers. It didn't make sense to me that I'd be so bothered every day; it's not my project! It's not my company! I'm just helping. Plus, I can do whatever I want in my personal projects.

I wrote about this on the company blog. I was later given a busywork project while grieving a miscarriage and then fired, but that's a story for another day.

I'm eth newbie..just learning
(working on @farcaster)

terminally.online

Early in my career I realized I had to let go of my ego.

This epiphany happened while working at a company with an opinionated lead who was rather inflexible with the designers. It didn't make sense to me that I'd be so bothered every day; it's not my project! It's not my company! I'm just helping. Plus, I can do whatever I want in my personal projects.

I wrote about this on the company blog. I was later given a busywork project while grieving a miscarriage and then fired, but that's a story for another day.

https://dockyard.com/blog/2014/12/12/importance-of-process