Nick Sage

They were about to fire him for performance reasons and I was the single voice that fought to keep him. Who knew that he would turn into this insufferable bragging asshole

I drink more water than I ever have, but I can't remember the last time I was really thirsty like when I was a kid.

Often times, people who have the least scruples about plagiarism have the most innovations to their credit

When one of my reports, a senior employee who'd been around for years, cautioned me that I wasn't playing along, I smiled it off saying 'what's the worst that can happen - I'll lose my job?'.  Well it turned out to be a self fulfilling prophecy.

Got a call from an ex-colleague who remembered me for finding him a job in my group when he had been asked to leave.  He made my day.

I was never consciously discriminated against, but I felt like a pariah anyway.

I remember my friends and cherish the great times we had together. They just don't know it because I never bothered to tell them.

Despite long and strong friendships, I seem to lose them after moving on.  I have no idea why I procrastinate when all it takes is a phone call.

Everyday, I enjoy as much time as I can with my kids knowing that in a few years, I'll be sitting in my empty nest reminiscing the great times.

When things appeared completely hopeless, total strangers intervened to change my life in the best possible ways.

I have no control over the past, present, or the future. I am clueless and it feels liberating.

My good bosses never rose to the top, only jerks did.

I realized a little late that I had joined an organization that did not value degrees. In fact management undermined education.

My biggest professional mistake was to question HR. It became an 'area of improvement' in every subsequent performance review thereafter

Early in my career, my social anxiety served as entertainment to my colleagues who loved to see me nervous

Oh, they will remember you alright - but only for your last screw up

They won't fire you but will make you feel worthless and unengaged.  Your ego will take care of the rest.