Don't ask me who I am, because I won't say---I have good reasons. I will tell you this: I have worked for Sears for several years after leaving a similar high paying position with another major retailer. Sears has paid me well in my current position and I have no justification for complaining against the company or Eddie Lampert, because I knew a long time ago that in order to be successful in an environment like the one that existed at SHC, I would have to forget about any notions of being an ethical human being. That was my own choice and I won't for a moment pretend that anyone held a gun to my head. I take full responsibility for all the things I've done and all the lives and careers I've helped to destroy. I am also guilty of standing by and saying nothing while others routinely did the same. I'm also not going to apologize, because cheap apologies mean nothing. They can't undo all the harm and grief I and many others like me in SHC upper management have caused.
However, I want to say this to all the people who were victimized by ruthless Sears managers, DMs, and regionals after sweating blood for the company in the trenches for years: Be glad that you are NOT in our shoes because I and everyone I know like me is miserable. I would even say that most of the people I work with are full-blown sociopaths, and I'm not kidding . The few that do have any shred of conscience left have to drink themselves to sleep at night. I should know. And forget about Eddie. I've met him and he's on a whole other level. This is my confession and this is why I'm leaving SHC next week, because I'm hoping that I can start over somehow, someway, and reach the point where I can someday look myself in the mirror again.