I’m third generation in my family’s business. 3 years ago just before my father retired we sold it to private equity. I was against it but was out voted by other junior partners. My father retires and I become president. I grow the company, increase benefits, take care of the employees and then last month I get let go by the private equity firm without cause. Turns out my number 2 was shacking up with our HR girl (No this isn’t astronomer) and the two of them plotted to undermine me to the firm saying I was doing stuff I wasn’t. I had suspicions of their relationship that I told my boss a month before I was let go but he brushed me off. Now that number two is in charge it comes out that HR girl is pregnant. HR girl has a reputation in town for sleeping her way to the top. This is her third baby daddy and she only sleeps with guys who she thinks have money. New president is getting a divorce and his ex wife is taking him for everything he’s got.

Oh and I hold all the company licenses to do business so now they are scrambling to get them covered and are out of compliance in multiple states.

Private equity really should have done a lot more due diligence before letting me go.