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EvilPixie Aug 2023 8:59am, 31 Aug 2023 46,258 posts	Quote Pin EvilPixie Me Pix has an exit interview next week "Waste of bloody time" was his view!
Ally-C Aug 2023 9:03am, 31 Aug 2023 4,053 posts	Quote Pin Ally-C My wife’s line manager arranged a wee leaving do for her & a few others who’ve left the team recently, alas he never consulted anyone first & she’s on holiday and the others arenae very interested either.
DoricQuine Aug 2023 9:21am, 31 Aug 2023 9,265 posts	Quote Pin DoricQuine This is all I got after 18 years service.
EvilPixie Aug 2023 9:22am, 31 Aug 2023 46,259 posts	Quote Pin EvilPixie excellent DQ I bet you felt all warm and fuzzy
jda Aug 2023 9:24am, 31 Aug 2023 15,410 posts	Quote Pin jda Japan is very civilised for the most part and my wife and I had a nice leaving do. Only slightly marred by our boss giving a speech at which he said he’d looked at our work over our time there and hadn’t previously realised what a large contribution we had made. Which was basically the reason we were leaving, in a nutshell!
Ness Aug 2023 11:01am, 31 Aug 2023 33,933 posts	Quote Pin Ness Unappreciated! Very sad, jda. No wonder you wanted to go.
ThorntonRunner Aug 2023 11:29am, 31 Aug 2023 6,964 posts	Quote Pin ThorntonRunner I didn't have a leaving do - in part due to hybrid working after full wfh during the pandemic. However I did get a presentation during a whole company briefing (ok given by the guy who'd only been my boss for three weeks!) and as part of that had a £600 40 year service award and a £600 retirement award.
Johnny Blaze Aug 2023 12:08pm, 31 Aug 2023 30,840 posts	Quote Pin Johnny Blaze My leaving “do” is sadly lacking. As I don’t attend an office any more, I don’t really have much of a team (and ultimately that’s why I’m leaving, I think). I specifically requested no card or collection, and on my last day I’m meeting my boss for a coffee in the local Asda to hand over my kit. (I had suggested going in to the office, he was the one that wanted Asda). Not even Morrisons? Stingy bugger! I'd order a chocolate twist. Two, in fact. Stiff him for the bill.
Sigh Aug 2023 12:39pm, 31 Aug 2023 22,133 posts	Quote Pin Sigh Day 31 of retirement has so far included three return trips to the council tip with lots of garden waste. Took 2½ hours. Quite enjoyable, actually (and far more productive than any work would have been)!
Johnny Blaze Aug 2023 12:52pm, 31 Aug 2023 30,841 posts	Quote Pin Johnny Blaze I went to Specsavers. Also bought two polo shirts.

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Jaks (15.05.24) (third time of retiring)
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