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I didn't look for another job as leaving that role before the 2 years are up is generally seen as a failure. Basically I committed myself to that company for 2 years and there was zero reciprocity.

Yes, people around me just did what they were asked to. They were staffed on projects that actually got started after all.

I agree with you on owning up 100% to the choices I made. It was a stupendous error on my part to enter in that 2 year commitment without breakup fees specified in the contract. Of course such a company doesn't negotiate such terms with college graduates, so I should not have taken that job at all.

With regards to revenge, I believe in tit for tat. That's the rational way to play iterative games.



> With regards to revenge, I believe in tit for tat. That's the rational way to play iterative games.

Bullshit. You're not expressing a rational plan to advance your self-interest. You're expressing an emotional fantasy. You really should let go of it, but if you must hold on to it, at least don't lie to yourself about what it is.

Besides, they paid you. Resigning after collecting a salary for 9 months ought to have been revenge enough.

Also, if you sat around for over 2 years after quitting, what they did to you is not the cause of your problems.


"Besides, they paid you. Resigning after collecting a salary for 9 months ought to have been revenge enough."

This is what I would have thought as well, until it actually happened.




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