Put more simply, I certainly wasn't the smartest person the in the room, but I felt close to it... Most people were younger than me. Over time, the company lai

Put more simply, I certainly wasn't the smartest person the in the room, but I felt close to it... Most people were younger than me. Over time, the company laid off or pushed out many of the experienced and smart colleagues I had joined to work with, replacing them with less experienced employees.