technozid

A colleague quit today on very short notice. While quitting is not that unusual – coworkers come and go – the very short notice is, at least here in “old Europe”. What I’m pissed about is that he is going to work for a close competitor. Again this might not be unusual in other parts of the world – here it is highly unusual. He’s been with the company for about 3 years and I kinda liked him, but I feel deeply betrayed. I – as well as my other colleagues – worked hard to make a difference, to give us a competitive edge. And he was part of it. And now MY WORK and the work of my coworkers gets served to the competition on a silver platter. That’s just not fair!

I hear those voices out there: “That’s globalization” or “It’s the way it goes today” or “Trust nobody”. But I believe in ethics. I believe in righteousness. I believe in honesty. I believe in ‘live and let live’. And I just got treated dishonest and I feel exploited.