I think that's a reasonable take, TBH. But for a moment consider the missed opportunity here. I'm about to be persona non grata, and its my final farewell. Am I

I think that's a reasonable take, TBH. But for a moment consider the missed opportunity here. I'm about to be persona non grata, and its my final farewell. Am I going to limit myself to "Thanks"? No. I want to say something wise and profound, something to lift spirits. Because I'm egotistical enough to think I'm worth a damn, my team likes me, and the company really is going to be worse off without me. In my case, a major refactor went wrong, and I believe that failure is largely my responsibility. Perhaps this means they were right to let me go. But they were wrong to shorten the timeline after promising 2 weeks. Despite my failure I did exert myself and attempt to achieve the goal. We did a good post mortem today - until it was cut short by a remote reset of my laptop. Therefore, I just want two things: 1. Payment through 1/20 as originally promised. 2. Passage of a law prohibiting employers from impersonating employees. Also, see my "primary response" : https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34362583 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34362583