{"id":3325,"date":"2018-06-01T18:00:08","date_gmt":"2018-06-01T09:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.karlbradley.com\/?p=3325"},"modified":"2019-06-04T22:18:52","modified_gmt":"2019-06-05T04:18:52","slug":"good-soil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.karlbradley.com\/index.php\/2018\/06\/01\/good-soil\/","title":{"rendered":"Good Soil!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The people we surround ourselves with are more valuable than words can often express.\u00a0 Recently, an old friend popped into my mind so I reached out to catch up.\u00a0 He was amazing, generous &amp; supportive as always.\u00a0 We spoke about many things but the most prevalent &amp; surprising was workplace culture.<\/p>\n<p>He spent some 27 years in the newspaper business only to be unceremoniously let go in the name of &#8220;progress&#8221;.\u00a0 Their loss was another&#8217;s gain.\u00a0 His one-of-a-kind voice &amp; magnetic temperament led him to employment in radio &amp; community relations.\u00a0 His passion for people has made him successful no matter the enterprise.\u00a0 At this point in his career, he&#8217;s seen it all &amp; 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