[borroka]

> "it was a little abstract, but we believed in it enough to recite it with pride"

I have worked for companies that had a mission I believed in, although from my position I was far from moving the needle in any direction.

Maybe that gave me an extra kick at times; maybe I stayed up late a few times without complaining because it was necessary to finish off some crucial work.

But rest assured that I have never proudly recited a shared mission statement written by someone (the "company"-- its executives and vice presidents and so on) who would have no hesitation to let me go--with great sadness--because there are hard times coming. "But," they would say, "it has been great working with you, we wish you the very best."