I cut loose in December 2000 because I was fed up of the systematic bullshit of management failing to accept reality, and my cousin was getting married abroad i

I cut loose in December 2000 because I was fed up of the systematic bullshit of management failing to accept reality, and my cousin was getting married abroad in January so a great opportunity to travel presented itself. The company was managed by capricious, get-rich-quick types that kept making us perform dumb stunts and acting in really terrible promotional videos rather than finding customers. I didn’t exactly see the crash coming but I knew I wanted out. I think the trigger was the owner saying in total seriousness, “Red Herring is my Bible,” clutching a copy of the magazine. Who remembers Red Herring? What a time to be alive. When I got back in March from a great trip the company had totally imploded and sacked almost everyone but were pretending that everyone still worked there when I popped in to say hi to my friends/team - ‘out to lunch’. I had a bit of hassle getting back into work, took me about three months I think to land a decent gig but then that was that.