In this IT tale, bad blood between the company partners spills over into the IT area. What’s a techie to do?
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I was the head of the research department and the only computer guru for a small 12-employee consulting firm in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
The head of the company (we’ll call him John) had managed to buy a profitable little business from the previous owner, then proceeded to slowly do nothing work-related all day, every day until the company was heavily in debt. His partner, “Tom,” had obviously noticed that he was the only one actually managing the company or bringing in any new clients, so he decided to split off and start his own company.
At about the same time, I was informed that they were downsizing and that my services would no longer be required. This was one of my first “real” jobs, and even …