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You missed this bit: > after a bit of an ear bashing If someone from my old employer calls and asks me politely for a bit of help with something I know well,
by frobozz 6y ago
You missed this bit:
> after a bit of an ear bashing
If someone from my old employer calls and asks me politely for a bit of help with something I know well, I'd help.
If they call to yell at me about how I left behind a fragile system or how I left them in the lurch by quitting, the correct response is to tell them to get fucked, if they then ask for help after that, the correct response is to tell them to go fuck themselves.
Normalising that kind of abusive behaviour is not going to improve the lives of the co-workers you left behind.
- hinkley 6y agoBetter compromise: “This is exactly the sort of behavior that made me leave. Do not contact me again. If you need something from me, have Steve call me instead.” Let the people who actually gave a shit about you be your point of contact, not baby Napoleon.
- learnstats2 6y agoWhat benefit is there in saying this to baby Napoleon directly? Then you have angry baby Napoleon directing Steve to communicate with you and nobody wins.
- DoubleGlazing 6y agoMy ex-manager was the reason I left. He was.... odd. You could warn him in advance about an impending negative issue. You could use lights, fireworks and even shout in his ears, but he would ignore you. The the issue would occur and cause problems, big problems. He would then ask "Why didn't you warn me?" I would pull out my paper trail of emails, meeting notes etc. To which he would reply "You didn't try hard enough to get my attention." And that is why you don't put a career salesman in charge of your IT department.