I’m okay - are you okay?  A look backwards.

After 30+ fun and rewarding (mostly!) years of working retirement hit me like a perfectly aimed…. Well, not a tennis ball anymore (more on that later!), but definitely something unexpected. When I say nudged, it was something that had been brewing for a number of years.  Although we were profitable, it would seem that it was never enough.

 The never-ending "increase your EBIT!" chant – a financial voodoo spell that baffled the masses – was the company's broken record. For ages, the higher-ups were whispering about shake-ups (and I had my ear to the keyhole!). Turns out, sticking around forever, while noble, can also make you feel like a dusty museum piece. My chats with the young guns hinted that my old-school wisdom wasn't exactly the hot new gadget anymore.