Our VP of Engineering handed in his resignation yesterday.
He was polite. He said he found a 'once in a lifetime' opportunity at a startup. He wanted to leave on good terms because he's one of our early team members.
I didn't panic. I didn't counter-offer.
I just smiled and said, 'Once a team member, always a team member. You should join our Alumni Network.'
He signed the Alumni membership form to keep his company laptop as a parting gift.
We shook hands, he walked out feeling respected and valued.
Here's what he didn't realize.
In the from, there's a clause written in size 6 font.
Clause 4, Section B: 'Crisis Activation.'
Basically if our server uptime drops below 99.9%, or if our stock dips by 10%, we can legally conscript all Alumni members back into active duty immediately.
If he doesn't show up, his stock options will be voided. It's part of the agreement he signed.
To test things out, I’m planning a scheduled outage for next Tuesday around 2 AM.
Welcome back, Dave.
🚨HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS🚨
#Patriots running back TreVeyon Henderson slowed down before going to the end zone to ask his coaches if he should score a touchdown…
Or fall down and let the clock run out and end the game.
Have never seen this.