Mmm, I left a charity board over two years ago, and I received flowers today!! When I left as I'd moved out of area and could no longer support as too far away - didn't get any form of thank you - I didn't want flowers or anything like that - just a verbal thankyou would have sufficed.
Long story short - don't think they actually believed i was leaving. I found a replacement and trained for two year years & travelled the distance to do the cover - I did not leave them in the lurch in any shape or form.
So not to drip to feed, we provided flowers and thankyou for everyone over the years who spent a year supporting the charity (they earned it) - no it was not me that organised it.
I did 11 years and it was worth it, great cause, great people, and yes I did a lot - I just moved too far away to be effective. I did weekends, evenings, sorted accounts, negotiations with site leases - loads of boring stuff but necessary to keep the charity going (not a small charity, 12 paid staff and over a £100,000 a year turnover).
Am I being unreasonable to think the only reason I've suddenly been sent flowers, conveniently around the site contract negotiation time ... is that they need my help. AIBU to feel a bit like putting the flowers in the bin, I'm a bit mwaaah about it. I've not even put the flowers in water.
Or do I take it as an olive branch and go and help them? I feel I'm being a bit unreasonable.