He walks through the oh-so-familiar entryway, taking his usual pleasure in seeing the name on the side of the building.
His name, his father’s name.
He imagines how this will go, his last day.
The slideshow of company history, anecdotes.
There will be smiles and maybe tears. Above all, respect.
Of course it isn’t like that at all.
He abandons the presentation halfway through, the smirking MBAs making great show of their boredom.
The new owners.
As he walks out carrying the slide projector all the old friends and trusted employees will not meet his gaze.
He’s sold them out.
An interesting situation. Will his sellout give him sleepless nights, even with the gentle rocking of the yacht?
Good question
Capitalism at its finest. Money talks, everything else is secondary.
Sometimes the price is too high. Maybe this one was.
What price financial freedom? Good take
Dear Josh,
Will his decision bring years of regret or freedom from the system? Well written as always.
Shalom,
Rochelle
Somehow I can’t imagine him enjoying his retirement. Not a good note to go out on.
Well. That was a bit ugly on all sides. Just business, I guess. Glad I’m not a part of that world.
Yep, all family business get caught up in the takeover bubble – is it greed?
A piece of flash that might make business owners think. It should be mandatory reading by anyone employing people