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Originally Posted by Ravensign
Brad, you should have been there when they got fired.

Technically you are right, but emotionally it was just something I couldn't handle. I imagine I will regret it, and already do, but one has to take care of oneself emotionally as well. I and otheres tried for months to keep Sigil afloat -- this was something I and a few others knew was a likely possibility and we discussed it and decided I wasn't the best person to handle it given the emotional pain I was feeling.

That's really all I can say at this point. Again, you are probably right in general, and certainly right technically. I was the CEO afterall. And while I was capable of being CEO most of the time, perhaps this is a good example of an area I'm simply weak at. In fact, it is. The counterpoint would be that while I do not compartmentalize well and don't handle these situations very well, the reason is how much I cared about all of those people and the company. A good friend of mine has said in the past: the best thing about Brad is that he cares so much; the worst thing about Brad is that he cares so much. So in one way of looking at it, it's a flaw. But perhaps not in all ways. Sometimes the stone-cold CEO is who you want in certain situations, but often times it's not. So this may well be a flaw, but overall, I am not ashamed of the person I am and how much I care about projects and people and their futures. Overall I think this personality trait has done me much more good than harm in the last 10+ years being involved in this industry, mostly as a manager of some sort.

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