To do pretty much no work on my last day?

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I have things to wrap up…. But I can’t help but think…: so what if I don’t do? I won’t be back tomorrow!!! Very liberating but then I think maybe I should!

@xogossipgirlxo We might have?
Since then I look at turnover before taking a job. The turnover at that workplace was awful.

Fuck it, I just wafted about talking to people and eating cake on one my last days.

I trained the person who replaced me. It was pretty obvious that she wasn't a good fit, but the last time I'd tried to give feedback concerning my job, I got hauled over the coals for it. So my attitude was, let them find out the hard way (which they did). I'd lost interest after the lack of any support during lockdown.

I guess it depends if you have any self respect or not.

I agree. Those without work incredibly hard even though management do not give a shot about them.

God, no. I’ve never expected any employees to do any meaningful work on the last day! It should have been long handed over with any glitches sorted.

On the last day of my last contract, I went for breakfast with one colleague, lunch (wine) with another, then afternoon drink with my old boss. Enjoy!

Formal references are one thing but I’m in an industry where informal chats are normal. It’s a very small world and you either get someone raving about how wonderful your new candidate is or a polite ‘I couldn’t comment’ which means everything!

Are you 12?

@DelurkingAJ Glad I do not work in your industry. Because such practices leads to discrimination against women who object to sexual harassment, and anyone who objects to their boss behaving in unacceptable ways.

My conscience wouldn't let me slack off

Depends on what your role is though. I am office based and when I left my last role there was nothing for me to do as I had handed over and passed on all my work and it made no sense taking on any new work I couldn't see through.

If you are working with others in a shop though or in a restaurant, then it is off to sit on your arse while your colleagues work hard around you.

Yup,me too, the woman was the nastiest piece of work I've ever come across, down to screaming in our apprentices face because she was crying. My last day working for her she took the entire team except me out for lunch.

@antelopevalley it goes both ways. I’ve seen someone warned off a particular job because the manager was an arse. You make friends and you talk to them?

This.

Also, depends on your role.

It does sound like where I worked.

@DelurkingAJ I am glad it works for you.
It is also an effective way to discriminate against anyone who does not fit because of a protected characteristic. It is how many businesses used to operate which is why so many places had all white male management.

Surely most people prep their handover in the weeks before, not the last day? Poorly organised, whether that was by you or management having you work so closely to the wire beforehand in case you were off sick.

I walked out partway through my last day. I was being bullied and managed out by a new dickhead manager. I was going to hand my notes to the woman replacing me and he loudly said ‘you should be doing something productive’ (which I was) the whole floor heard him. I said ‘Ach you know what (dickhead), I don’t need this shit!’ . Grabbed my bag, turned off my computer and dropped my door fob on his desk as I went. It was 12.30! I know my references had been done.

If it was for a company that had treated me like crap then I wouldn’t be putting in much effort.

@Artygirlghost you are skating on this ice legally, giving bad references. Provide no reference and refer to HR for a vanilla "start and end date and job title" style of reference, but be careful slating some or giving them a glowing reference. You can expose your company legally if you do either.

Will you accept the wages they pay you for your last day? Will you expect a good reference? I would keep my nose clean and try to do the work to your usual standard. You never know when you might need that employer again. Don't burn your bridges.

@antelopevalley
''@arty References have already been given before the last day. And i would be glad to leave a job where a manager is so petty. Good riddance.''

Nope.

First of all some people will:

• leave without a job to go to for various reasons and will therefore need a reference later on
• come back to an employer again for a reference in the future so your behaviour matters to the end.

There is nothing ''petty'' about expecting someone to complete the workload that was agreed during the notice period and to leave decent handover notes.

That's what any employee with basic levels of professionalism does.

In all my years as a manager I refused to give a reference only once and that was because the person had not done a single thing during their agreed notice period and failed to provide basic handover notes.

That left the team and the person who took on the role next with additional work and also impacted on clients.

No one deserves a reference after that.

I suggest you raise your standards.

Absolutely none 😂

It’s been a day of fits and starts. Getting stuff done but slowly.

Well if you’re a Conservative politician, put your feet up and do sod all.

If you’re a surgeon or teacher, please carry on working 😬