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I believe you. But I also assume you're not dead weight your employer would be better off without. However, dead weight is what a lot of commentators online claim to think the departed employees were--and that Basecamp cleverly rid itself of them today--without any real evidence for these bold ideas.

You're combining like three different narratives together.

It usually takes me years to find a job I want. That is why I'm always looking.

If any significant percentage of a tiny company like this was halfway out the door, that's also a sign of management failure.

Isn’t this true in tech in general as turnover is so high? At any given point, half of software engineers are at least contemplating leaving.