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I assume you have done nothing wrong here given how you wrote this, if you crossed any lines my advice would be different and I'd advise you to get legal repres
by davismwfl 6y ago
I assume you have done nothing wrong here given how you wrote this, if you crossed any lines my advice would be different and I'd advise you to get legal representation immediately.
Privately document everything you did from the time things started going bad at the company. Be as detailed as possible, if you have any emails preserve them, but don't access any of their systems to do so. If they send you any communication trying to blame you get legal representation and give them everything you just documented. Do not make anything public, don't write blog posts about it, keep it professional and quiet. If they don't do the same then find an attorney to help you pursue them. Do not even visit their website.
I also wouldn't overreact initially, the reality is that companies going through troubles like this operate in chaos most of the time and are knee jerk reacting to many things at once so they are their own worst enemy and will hasten their own demise. Let them tie themselves in knots not you.
Outside of the above and as a general rule, don't interact with them or give them any information at this point, anything you say can be twisted into "facts" to trap you. You are better off keeping your mouth shut and just letting them spin. If they reach out blaming you the only thing I'd due is reply once something to the affect that "I left your employment and have had no access to any of your material, systems or IP since the day I left and only wish the company the best." You aren't giving them a defensive response, you aren't stating any detailed facts they can try and tweak to fit a narrative they want, you are simply stating you left and left all their materials there. Of course if this isn't true you should rethink the reply and likely just get an attorney, but just some basic advice. Also beware of any existing/former employees reaching out, even "friendly" where they ask you any questions or try to get you to detail anything.
caveat on all this: I'm not a lawyer and if you did something shady you need to approach this very differently.
- davismwfl 6y ago> If they send you any communication trying to blame you get legal representation and give them everything you just documented. On this sentence, just a clarification, give the attorney everything you just documented, not the company. Some poor sentence structure/grammer on my part, sorry.