I have moved on from a job to another department (internally) but kindly my old colleagues organised a little goodbye which was really lovely and clearly had put some thought into it. It felt genuine.
My manager made some effort as well on this occasion buying me a small standard (supermarket, still in the carrier bag) gift. Over the past year I have found her awful to work for and I try to avoid spending any time with her unless I really have to. I have always tried to be polite and professional around her and I have gone over and above supporting her even when I didn’t really want to, but some of the things she has done are very unprofessional and selfish and caused me stress. The previous day she had done something similar so I was still feeling peeved about it.
I said thank you for the gift face to face and smiled but I left later on without saying anything else. I did not want to say a gushing goodbye because I would not have meant any of it. ‘Thanks so much for everything’ would make her feel better but feel fake. I’m glad to leave!
She has already told my new manager how upset she is about my behaviour - having treated me like shit for ages but bought me a £7 present. New manager just told her I wasn’t feeling well
I could make contact with her now to just put it to bed or WIBU to just forget about it. Was I rude? I don’t have to have any contact with her anymore