These were once everywhere.
Audubon spoke of huge flocks which would block out the sun for days.
The weakness with these gentle creatures is that they did not recognize danger. "As easy as birds on a wire".
Hunters would shoot the bird right next to them but yet they would not move.
(from the article):
'A woman who had thyroid cancer was given a low performance rating after she returned from treatment. She says her manager explained that while she was out, her peers were accomplishing a great deal. Another employee who miscarried twins left for a business trip the day after she had surgery. “I’m sorry, the work is still going to need to get done,” she said her boss told her. “From where you are in life, trying to start a family, I don’t know if this is the right place for you.”
If I were investing 150% effort into a company, and I have, I would want it to be a good company.
Then I'd have no regrets later when I died.