Some Athenians blamed the troubles on Solon, especially after he left Athens for ten years. A lot of the old social norms re-appeared and their were irregularities in the reforms that Solon had recently implemented. Examples of this were very prominent in the government where some officials who had been elected refused to stand down or important posts were left open, with no one to fill them. After Solon's rule followed a tyranny by one of his family members and Solon proved disappointment for the Athenians, whom he said should have stopped this.