I was fired, not quit.
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So I didn't quit, Rachel. I was actually fired.
So I was a corporate lawyer for twenty years, and, uh, I saw more successful, uh, lawyers. And, uh, you know, obviously, I was trying to pursue their...
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So I was a corporate lawyer for twenty years, and, uh, I saw more successful, uh, lawyers. And, uh, you know, obviously, I was trying to pursue their career or I was trying to be them. But then, uh, one of the partners said he absolutely fucking hates his life, and that that was the moment when I realized, okay. So I wanted to be that guy, but then that guy absolutely hates his life. Uh, so, yeah, that was when the when I was hit with, uh, you know, that thought.
I didn't quit; I was fired.
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Oh, I didn't quit. I got fired.
Realized I needed to leave for a $100M opportunity.
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Yeah. I need a $100,000,000.
I handled it by acknowledging my lack of excitement for corporate work.
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Yeah, I think I was just not excited about working at a big company.
I was fired, not quit.
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I didn't actually quit. I was fired.
Um, I didn't want to quit. I got fired. So there's difference between being, uh, fired and quitting. And, uh, in my case, it was not quitting but got...
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Um, I didn't want to quit. I got fired. So there's difference between being, uh, fired and quitting. And, uh, in my case, it was not quitting but got fired.
The moment or plan is significant, but details weren't provided.
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Yes.
I was laid off instead of quitting.
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I actually didn't quit. I was, laid off.
I was laid off; I didn't quit.
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I I didn't quit. I was, fired, actually. I was laid off.
again, I got fired, not quit. So there's a difference between getting fired and quitting.
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Realized I had to quit when my boss asked me to fetch coconut water.
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Yeah. I think it was when my boss asked me to go buy him a coconut water.
Quit as Twitter CEO after receiving strange late-night texts from Elon.
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Well, I quit as the CEO of Twitter yesterday, and, I knew I had to quit because Elon kept texting me weird stuff at night.
So, you know, the feeling was already there, and I sort of wanted to do that for a long time. But I think that was the last straw. And then, uh, I rem...
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So, you know, the feeling was already there, and I sort of wanted to do that for a long time. But I think that was the last straw. And then, uh, I remember right after the call, I just hopped in LinkedIn and started looking for jobs.
I didn't quit; I realized I wasn't taking enough credit for my work.
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I didn't quit, but... I guess. Not taking, yeah, I guess like not taking enough credit for the work that you did. I think that might be a factor.
I didn't want to quit; I was fired.
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The thing is I didn't want to quit. I was fired.
I realized I needed a change each morning I woke up.
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start Yeah, that's a good question. I think every day that I woke up
I didn't quit; I was fired.
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Hey, Rachel. I actually didn't quit. Fortunately, I was fired.
Um, I was in a company cafeteria, and, um, somebody poured soup on my head. So that's when I realized, oh, yeah. Time to go.
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Moment of realization to quit not detailed; focus on gratitude for the conversation.
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Vincent. Hey, Rachel. Thanks for having me.
