"For want of a nail…” updated

Because an employee was laid off, certain data was not gathered.
Because certain data was not gathered, a report was not made.
Because a report was not made, a contract was lost.
Because a contract was lost, revenue was lost.
Because revenue was lost, a company was lost.

The two most important pieces of stock advice

When selling at a loss, never look at how much you lost but at how much you could have lost.

When selling at a gain, never look at how much you could have gained but at how much you did gain.