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I've come across two unhappy employees who left their organizations and wrote about it that was published in top news websites and blogs. Recent one is about Max, an unhappy ex-Microsoft employee who was fired for being rebellious. He writes on TechCrunch , "There is no creative tension, no vision these days. Left to Microsoft’s hands we’d still be toiling on overheating Vista desktops. They called it out in my performance reviews: I lacked “respect for authority.” “Microsoft people are well-tenured,” said my boss once. Many employees are with Microsoft for 15 years or more. Sidestep hierarchy and tenure at your own peril. I became cynical about the whole process. I was seen as a “rebel” and the leadership team began to marginalise me. My planned and promised promotion was cancelled. Month after month, what I saw as a dubious case was put together. Official HR warnings were sent. My time ran out. I was offered 12-weeks’ pay for an amicable departure. Instead I ...