Chapter 9. Attrition
It was fairly early in my career, but I was already leading a small team of interns and fresh programmers, building a rather cool product. Life was exciting as we worked hard and enjoyed being together as a team. But good times can't last forever.
It was as if a bomb dropped on me. Jagdish told me he was going to leave and join a large Indian software services company. I honestly thought he was making a mistake and was misguided and should really stay with the team to make a good career for himself. I couldn't stop thinking about the impact of him going away and didn't understand how we would manage without him. That evening, I drove over to Jagdish's house in a little rain and terrible Bangalore traffic. He was clearly surprised ...
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