I imagine this isn’t so uncommon in this day and age, but…

10 years ago, I “worked” (unpaid) as a teacher for a company that was massive in its field…

At one point, it was the biggest company doing what it did (without going into too much detail - international work and travel stuff). It’s actually where we get the term “gap year” from - the company originally coined that term…

Anyway, I just looked them up - after a series of scandals, they’ve been completely liquidated. This happened during the “pandemic”, which would no doubt have eaten into their revenue streams, but still…

I would never have expected this.

Quite a weird feeling. I’m never overly surprised when it’s something like a sports team or a festival or a local business, or even a (minor) political party, but for a multinational company that I once worked for, and nearly continued working for, in the years that followed, to just cease to exist like this..? Feels a bit weird.

Like how ex-Blockbuster or RadioShack employees must feel, I guess… Or people who worked for airlines and travel companies…

It’s just… Gone.

No wonder they stopped sending me promotional emails! 😅