If I hadn't been this independent, yes I may have stayed because it's not that the relationships were terrible, I just felt I deserved better.

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Admittedly, this has led to some disastrous results because I stayed in some prior positions far too long.

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"I stayed here with my mother because we were very indecisive about leaving or not, due to the horrific traffic situations, " Arseneaux told CNN in an e-mail.

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"The longer I stayed, the more scared I'd be of leaving because it's so comfortable and nice, " she said.

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Because it was the only one in which I stayed silent.

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Because I communicated openly and honestly with all the employees, every worker stayed on and saw the company through until closing day, saving me from even greater losses.

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