Yeah, I won't pretend it wasn't satisfying to see my old employers have to sell their privately owned company for a third of its value. What would have been more satisfying would have been for them to have a productive and progressive attitude towards management that would have meant a better career for me and more success for them.

As it was, they lost control of a family owned company that had been around for 130 years. If they had just treated their employees and vendors better, that company would still be thriving.