Well.. this is becoming bad news. Two people are leaving that I know of. One was one of the original head boss guys who I actually trust his comments and that he has the best concern for this department always in the fore front. He was always quick with crazy insightful comments, was a hilarious artist, and this place will suffer without him. The other guy is.. well.. meh.

Now I hear that there are *more* people leaving and that concerns the certain people (in my shrinking pool of people I can rely on) and that concerns me.

It feels like the rats are fleeing the sinking ship... well the smart rats... like the rats of NIHM.

Am I the stupid rat for sticking around? By the looks of it the brain drain is culling the smart folk with a family and a desire to support them while having a sane work-life balance. These are people with crazy system knowledge. We will be at a head where a distinct reality sets in that our older systems in maintenance will no longer have people that can answer the "how and why".

We shall see who else leaves... depending on the outlook I may start actively searching. If that's the case then falloutboy will leave. That's a given.

Maybe I'll move to Seattle. I hear it's nice up there.