Why I'm leaving ${old_company_name} to join ${new_company_name} The E! True Hollywood Story Behind My Decision The last ${years_at_old_company} years at ${old_company_name} have been the best of my career. I joined the company when there was a group of ${number_of_employees_at_old_company} ${adjective_to_describe_old_employees} people ${what_old_employees_were_doing_first_meeting} inside a warehouse in ${location_of_first_company}. Since then, ${old_company_name} has exploded. I was lucky enough to have had the opportunity to ${what_you_did_with_your_team} the ${name_of_team_at_old_company} team and define what ${name_of_team_at_old_company} became at our company. Working at ${old_company_name} has been a ${adjective_to_describe_old_company_experience} experience. It’s been quite the journey, and I owe a lot to ${ceo_at_old_company} and the gang. I’ll be forever ${what_youll_be_doing_to_old_company_people} them. *Why Did I Leave? When I first told my friends I was leaving ${old_company_name}, they were ${friends_reaction_when_leaving_old_company}. Why would I abandon a place I loved so much? While I understand their initial reaction, I knew they couldn’t see the full picture. The truth is, I was getting too ${what_was_happening_to_me_at_old_company}. And the moment I get too ${what_was_happening_to_me_at_old_company}, I start to look for something that makes me feel ${what_i_want_from_new_company}. I need that in my life. That feeling is a necessary fire under my ass. It wakes me up every morning, like “Hey, ${name}, get to fixing things! Make waves! Do good!” A change in environment was the fastest way to rekindle that fire. So, Why ${new_company_name}? Let Me Count The Ways! *First: The Product It seems obvious, but after talking to a lot of ${names_of_mentors}, I came to the conclusion that the products that got me most excited were those I wanted to ${why_i_use_products}. I’ve met a lot people building great things, but I know my best work comes from my ${feeling_when_i_use_my_own_products} in using the thing I build. *Second: The People. Companies are people, my friend, and I have worked with people I wished I hadn’t. But ${old_company_name} built a team of driven, zany, frighteningly ${adjective_to_describe_people_at_old_company} people. I knew I couldn’t go back from there! My first meeting with the CEO of ${new_company_name} reminded me so much of the early days at ${old_company_name}: the team all ${adjective_to_describe_early_heady_days}, working hard, playing hard, and being very mindful of culture. This kind of excitement and cohesion can’t be ${excitement_cant_be_adjective}. *Third: The Teams (of People) They also had great teams. Beautiful teams. Teams that worked well together. Teams that got work done. Teams that did shots of Soylent and played an obscure Tibetan form of ping pong whenever they knew I was looking the other direction. That shit is my JAM! Bonus point: I threw founder ${name_of_ceo_at_new_company} a curveball as he sat down to meet for the first time. “What’s your favorite Japanese whiskey?” Without missing a beat, he answered “${favorite_japanese_whiskey}” That’s my favorite Japanese whiskey! *Fourth: A Recruiting Process That Left Me ${feeling_from_recruiting_process} My recruiting experience at ${new_company_name} was nothing short of amazing. It actually became a significant selling point for me because it spoke to the level of ${the_way_new_team_treats_people} the team has for people. I was not an “easy” person to interview. In total, I visited ${new_company_name} ${number_of_times_visiting_new_company} times to speak with as many ${type_of_people_i_talked_to} as I could. My intent was to suss out a broad, diverse set of data points on the role and company. I appreciated the team’s patience and welcomeness towards this ${team_welcomes_this_behavior}. On my final visit, they blew my mind. I was chatting ${where_i_was_chatting_final_visit} of their office with another ${position_at_new_company}. As we wrapped up, I noticed a bunch of folks from the ${name_of_team_at_new_company} team walking out with glasses of ${libations_new_team_brought} in hand, appearing to be in full party mode. I wondered what they were celebrating. “Did you just have a big product release?” I asked. Nope, this shit is for you. Seriously, mind blown. I hadn’t even accepted the offer yet! What a ${adjective_to_describe_way_new_team_made_me_feel} way to show you truly want someone on the team. I left their office that day with a huge ${what_i_had_on_my_face} on my face—${new_company_name} was starting to feel like ${new_company_feels_like}. The icing on the cake was this ${gift_from_new_company} that greeted me on my apartment doorstep that night. No shipping label, nothing. Just a small ${thing_taped_to_gift} taped to the outside. I eagerly opened it to find ${whats_in_the_box} with a letter-pressed note from ${new_company_name} expressing their excitement about the potential to have me join. Needless to say, I’m beyond excited for my first day at ${new_company_name}! If reading this got you excited about joining ${new_company_name}, that’s ${adjective_about_our_feeling_towards_you}, because we’re hiring!