to have expected my work colleagues to have said goodbye on my last day at work

[bellejar]

I have worked in a private school for 4.5 years (I know, this is one of the reasons for leaving as I want to be more inclusive) as a marketing manager. During this time I have saved the hide of many members of staff, including the :eadmaster. I gave 2 months notice but not once did the Head or Deputy Head acknowledge that I was going. I have always done an exemplary job and been a popular member of the school. On my last day I said goodbye to the Prep School who gave me a beautiful bouquet of flowers, speeches, tears and thank you. However, I went out for lunch and when I came back I found a card had been snuck on my desk from the senior school but only signed my less than half of the senior teachers. And then I left. And the Head and Deputy Heads never said "goodbye and thanks" .... I am so pissed off at them as I have busted a gut for that school, worked many hours over time and gone out of my way to do a really good job for not much money. And not even a thank you or a goodbye. AIBU to want them to just FO?

When I left one employment after 18 years !! I had to hunt down the fleet manager to hand my company car back. I had worked with, and helped, a heck of a lot of the staff through difficult times. I was leaving because my role had changed and I didn't want to be a salesman.

I left with my head held high as I didn't want to let them see how I felt. Even though the week before they were busy collecting for another member of staff who was leaving after failing his probation period ( go figure)

When I see them now I feel so glad that they all hate working there and that I am working for a much more successful company and I'm much happier than them all

What is wrong with working in a private school?

If the school is the best place for your children then it seems petty to take them out because of this. If it isn't the best place then why are they still there?

now I feel totally worthless and that the last 4 years have been a waste of my life

Not a bit of it, bellejar, you know you did a great job and it sounds like the Prep School really appreciated you Try not to dwell on the miserable bunch.

Very normal I'm afraid.

You realise on your last day in any workplace who were friends and who couldn't give a shit.

When I left my previous post, of a staff of about 20, about 5 came over to say goodbye. And it wasn't necessarily the 5 I'd expected!

What a load of bastards!

Would it kill them to organize a card with a couple of signatures on it?
Or a bouquet of flowers?

This makes me despair.

I think this is the way things work nowadays.

I think when you hand in your notice they take it personally.

ZOMBIE THREAD

ZOMBIE THREAD

A decent boss does things properly.

Card. Flowers. Whatever.

A bad boss:

Nothing.

It's crap, but tbh Marketing are often seen as inconsequential in that sort of setting, sort of the fluff next to the real work.(Previous MM here so don't feel I am saying I think that, I don't.) So not many of the day to day staff will get who or what you were. No excuse in part of head etc though.

Yes, this is quite old. but it struck a chord.

ZOMBIE THREAD - NEARLY FOUR YEARS OLD

Struck a chord?

How did you even find it?

I don't know.
Does it matter.

Just shy of 13 years. Not an acknowledgement I was leaving and a bollocking to boot. On my last day. 🎁 OP

The OP has probably forgotten about it by now - feel free to start your own thread though 🙄