Respect and loyalty had me hesitate in applying for a job with a competitor of my old company. Then it dawned on me my hesitance wasn’t really about respect or loyalty but continuing to subscribe to archaic belief systems; in this case the concept of Us versus Them. Attitudes like this are the kindling of wars.

To clarify, when working for a company you must do your best for that company. However, not to the exclusion of burning bridges with the rest of world who are also trying to advance.