… are the rats.
I’ve noticed quite a few people quitting recently. Do they know something I don’t?
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The rats aren't the last ones off a sinking ship. They're the first ones off.
"And also those who, having no incentive to leave, choose to ride it out."
I can only speak for myself, but when you're pushing 60, making decent money at SAS and have a good manager, not much incentive to leave. Even without a good manager, I'd almost surely try to ride it until have enough to retire. If get laid off before then, hopefully it's accompanied by a year's severance.
...At SAS, the last ones to leave will include many who refused to believe that anything would ever change.
And also those who, having no incentive to leave, choose to ride it out.
Rats leave when they sense dangerous change.
At SAS, the last ones to leave will include many who refused to believe that anything would ever change.
Just to reply to the original metaphor…the last one off a sinking ship is the captain. At least that’s the tradition on the high seas. The rats are gone before then.
I agree. If you aren't looking for other options while working at SAS, you are setting yourself up for future disappointment when the shoe does finally drop. JG is leaving one way or another in the nearer future. If company does not have new CEO and/or IPO by then, there will be a fast downward spiral. The writing is definitely on the wall. If you can't see that, then you are blind. It doesn't matter what greatness SAS was. Those days are long gone.
Likely those who’ve left SAS recently have simply decided they’ve had their fill of some negative aspect of working there—waiting for an IPO, toxic management, declining market prospects, or something else. It’s probably something different for just about every person.
Warren Buffet said it best. “It doesn’t matter how fast you row, it matters what boat you’re on”.
Make your move before the move is made for you.
If you’re not exploring other opportunities you’re leaving valuable time on the table.
Up through the pre-pandemic times, I’d get that “what do they know” feeling pretty much whenever I heard about someone leaving SAS. VRBP in 2021.