"Nothing, he said, is as tough as telling fellow partners that their best days are behind them. “I’ve always joked that I wish I could have these conversations by phone,” Mr. Levine said. “If someone wants to stay and you don’t want them to, that’s the hardest. It’s like going to your parents and telling them they can’t handle their affairs anymore.”" - Brian Sullivan

The story of the partner who found out that he lost his job due to a password changed, that exact same thing happened to my friend's mother. She was trying to log into the network at home couldn't get in. Phone calls later she found out that she was "demoted", they let her keep her long time clients, but divvied up the 10 years and younger clients to everyone else. When she got to the office, to confront them about doing that over the phone, she found her office completely packed. - Anika