> it was announced that our CTO and the two other most senior engineers had also resigned
> As it turned out, everything was pretty much fine. Different for sure, but people step up and companies evolve, and while it was challenging to fill the gap made by those who had left, it happened faster than you might expect.
> Knowing you’ve been there before is what allows you to respond with “I know this will be ok” instead of overreacting, or allowing the situation to impact you too harshly
This is spot on and I can deeply relate. In my startup (150 employees) we had some senior devs departures and the Junior staff was acutely impacted, requiring me to put a lot of effort into managing the situation and reassuring the team we'd overcome it. Fast forward 3 months and we have filled the vacant positions, morale is good again and productivity is mostly restored.
> As it turned out, everything was pretty much fine. Different for sure, but people step up and companies evolve, and while it was challenging to fill the gap made by those who had left, it happened faster than you might expect.
> Knowing you’ve been there before is what allows you to respond with “I know this will be ok” instead of overreacting, or allowing the situation to impact you too harshly
This is spot on and I can deeply relate. In my startup (150 employees) we had some senior devs departures and the Junior staff was acutely impacted, requiring me to put a lot of effort into managing the situation and reassuring the team we'd overcome it. Fast forward 3 months and we have filled the vacant positions, morale is good again and productivity is mostly restored.