There's a greater phenomenon at work: the arc of a business as a living entity, often with a finite life. It's slow and uncertain at first, fun when expanding

There's a greater phenomenon at work: the arc of a business as a living entity, often with a finite life. It's slow and uncertain at first, fun when expanding and getting popular, but towards the end, it's not pretty. I'm more than tempted to jump ship at work because they believe and demand every bit of work can be precisely measured for the value it delivers. They're about to do another round of layoffs, with no end in sight. They're penny-pinching perks, redoing all of the offices with shared desks, and running around like chickens minus heads.