It is hard … very hard

On Monday, the boss decided to let go of this amazing co-worker. He was only employed for 3 month, well barely, but he was more qualified for the job than anyone I can think fun in the field. However, the numbers were not coming in as “the plan”, since he is the sales guy, but really it takes time. (I think I have a different view on these things since I believe success in any form takes time.)

So, can you really determine the talent and value of a person from the first 3 months? That always baffled me really. I can tell if a person is annoying in the first week though. Annoying people are either very successful, or just managed their previous jobs by being who they are, talk too much, are annoying and sitting in a cubicle facing the wall!

Anyways, so I felt bad. I was a bit more shocked really. He came that morning, and he does not live in my city, he lives in another and mostly travels and does the work from anywhere. After a few minutes of him coming in, he then calls me over. He said, “Mona, how do you clear out the contact list on the Blackberry.” So I was fiddling around with his cell phone, and then he tells me staring at me with his bright green eyes, “I was let go. So I need my private numbers out of the Blackberry.”

I looked at him with a bit of shock. I said, “You got to be kidden me?” In my head, I knew the reasons why, and who was really behind it. Numbers were not everything, but jealousy and dissatisfaction of those who have the talent, creativity, and persistence to change things in order for the company to succeed are the ones behind it. But others want or had the power before and didn’t like someone else trying to go above them.

So, I stared right at him, his face was not sad nor shocked. He was just calm and said, “This is life. I have to make some decisions now and think of my family.”

I didn’t know what to say anymore. Why does this happen to good people I kept wondering. As he was leaving, he said bye to everyone, and then I saw his face for the very last time, and his eyes were red now. I felt my heart breaking from seeing that. I tried to put my self in his shoes and think of how I would feel if I was not given a chance to show what I was really made of.

This is what happens, this is life. I wish sometimes that I have the ability to hire good people and keep them. It’s hard to find those people sometimes, and once they are there, it is shocking to be a witness of such unfairness.

I have seen a lot so far in my life. All I can say thank God for everything. Life is too short and we have to keep on driving through it.

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