gespenstern wrote: » Yeah, I worked for 2 IT companies that went out of business and I remember very well that such a destiny was predicted by a few sage individuals years before it was over. Since then I like to think that I learned a few things on how to spot the inevitable.
gespenstern wrote: » Jump the ship, of course. I'm rarely in position to fix things with companies. But overall, the moral of the story is everything is rather fragile in this world. Your body, your family, your personality/state of mind -- everything tends to deteriorate and fall apart, if not specifically taken care of. All of that needs plenty of sacrifice, steering and investment and if there's none -- it's only a question of time. Although we die anyway and nations and companies go down eventually, we typically don't want this quickly...