exit interview
September 24, 2004 – 3:21 pm“Hey Brian, hey, it’s Joel here.” Shuffles some papers on desk, and then hits the speakerphone button and picks up the handset. “How are you?…Good, good. Listen Brian, I just got the word. I hear you’re leaving us.”
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“Well, sure, I know you’re not leaving leaving. But you’re leaving your blog. I have to say, this is quite a surprise. And it kinda bothers me (well, a little bit) because I had told myself that I was listening to all my bloggers’ concerns, and that I kinda had my finger on the pulse, as it were. And then this comes right out of the blue. I’m worried that I may have dropped the ball somehow. Is there some way we can talk about this?”
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“Sure, I understand. Well, is it the money? I mean you’re already one of my top-paid bloggers, but if reviewing contracts is what it takes, then…Uh huh…Uh huh…I see…Yeah, ok.”
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“Weeeelllll…Ok. But one more quick question, and I hope you don’t take this the wrong way…are you, by any chance…how do I…well, gosh I’ll just come out and say it: are you writing for another Internet? You sure? You’d tell me if you were, wouldn’t you? I mean supposing, hypothetically that you were writing for another Internet, how much would they be paying you, if you don’t mind my asking?”
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“Right, ok, you’re right, I agree, not really appropriate. Sorry.” Exhales. “Are you sure we can’t change your mind?”
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“Well, listen Brian, I want you to know you’ll always have a blog waiting for you with us…Well, yeah, and it’s been a really great run. Honestly.”
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“Well thanks, we feel the same way about it. Best of luck to you, Brian.”
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Damn, that didn’t go so well. I can’t believe this is happening.
7 Responses to “exit interview”
You should have asked if he’s interested in contract work - moonlighting for whatever new thing he’s got going.
By Worldgineer on Sep 24, 2004
Garrr. I should’ve conferenced you in.
By Joel on Sep 24, 2004
Darn his barnicles for leaving. It does leave a rift in the blog/post continuum. That’s three of my bloggers in two weeks, I think. *sigh* So hard to find good help these days. Makes me appreciate you all the more, Joel. I’m gonna put in a word with management about your pay raise.
By k_sra on Sep 24, 2004
Whos is brian, anyway. History shows us some very famous Brians, but I can’t remember them. Funny
By mymo on Sep 24, 2004
What? You can STOP blogging? When did they add that feature?
By Trillian on Sep 27, 2004
I love that - exit interview. Heh. Good stuff. I’m still around. I sort of spelled it out in my last post - I made it so easy. Soooooo easy. I mean, seriously… I’m a simpleton, so I don’t really have much of a choice in the whole thing. Everything I have a hand in is easy… or simple.
Oh, and I’m hanging in there - thanks for asking.
By Brian on Sep 27, 2004
Yeah, but do you get paid more?
By k_sra on Sep 29, 2004