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  • July 2, 2015 at 8:23 pm

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    TomThomson (7/2/2015)

    The really sensible comments here are those from Gail and Jeff (that's pretty much as usual).

    I've usually limited myself to things like emailing my personal email address to friends (friends who were colleagues and had only my company email address), wishing individuals well, and other purely social (as opposed to professional) things.

    Once I did it a little differently. In 1975 when I decided to leave ICL (I'd had 45 great months with them, but the next three months had been utterly depressing) I talked to the divisional director (VP in USA-speak) in a local bar, and said "I don't like the ivory tower you've transferred me into, and I don't think I can cope with the guy who runs it, so I've started looking for a new job - are you willing to provide reference if needed?"; the result was that I stayed with the company for another 21 years

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    I found over the years that I quite often ended up using a company I used to work for as a supplier of something or as a customer for something, or being recruited by people who worked with me (or worked for me, or that I worked for) at former employers, or recruiting them. So it would probably be a bad idea to send some goodbye that would lose potential friends.

    +1 to that... especially the communication that led to another 21 years with the same company.

    --Jeff Moden

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  • March 16, 2017 at 6:45 am

    #1933448

    DEK46656 - Friday, June 26, 2015 7:23 AM

    So long, and thanks for all the fish.

    You've gotta love Douglas Adams.

    Gaz

    -- Stop your grinnin' and drop your linen...they're everywhere!!!

  • March 16, 2017 at 6:51 am

    #1933450

    It is simple. Last emails should at most thank the organisation and colleagues for your time there, wish everyone and the company well and advise people of any comestibles bought or arranged leaving drinks. If the invites for treats and/or drinks aren't open to all then send targeted emails.

    Leave anything else for personal face-to-face off site conversations or, even better, within ones own head.

    Gaz

    -- Stop your grinnin' and drop your linen...they're everywhere!!!

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