Jonathan Schwartz, the CEO of Sun Microsystems, announced his resignation via Twitter, deploying haiku to boot. His message:
Financial crisis/Stalled too many customers/CEO no more
This illustrated his frustration surrounding the acquisition by Oracle.
Normally, I recommend (especially to young people) to resist the urge to be cheeky and keep it to the point and be professional. This article suggests that Conan O’Brien should have been more diplomatic, although his détente final words may have cleared things up.
What was your most creative quitting story? What quitting fantasies have you had?
