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I think the most “duhhh” moment was moving the headquarters. Of course they lost a ton of experienced and qualified staff when they moved the headquarters to Fl
by ashtonkem 6y ago
I think the most “duhhh” moment was moving the headquarters. Of course they lost a ton of experienced and qualified staff when they moved the headquarters to Florida. Why wasn’t this seen coming?
- michaelcampbell 6y ago$$$
- brenden2 6y agoIt's nearly always about the money.
- S_A_P 6y agoThe headquarters are in Estero/Ft Meyers florida. I would know little to nothing about this place except I have a friend living there. He was in golf course management, which should give you a hint about the type of town this is. It is largely a place for wealthy northern folks to spend the winter. To me it seems that the move was so that the CEO could live in a resort town.
- ashtonkem 6y agoWhich I get why the CEO would want that, but I don’t get why the board would tolerate such a clear waste of their resources, plus the strategic risk that losing employees represents.
- robohoe 6y agoI don't want to reply with a blanket statement, but a lot of the times senior management just doesn't understand how much work it takes to build complex IT systems and how a great team can make it happen. They see IT as disposable and expect anybody with some computer skills to be able to do complex work.
- ashtonkem 6y agoThat makes sense for IT networks, annoying as it may be. But the article makes it clear they lost quality leaders as well, and the CEO should have fully understood and appreciated the impact that would have.