Reply to: Emotional good bye

[speling bee]

I can imagine many places celebrating when you walk out the door.

Building a massive tunnel to get rid of him is pretty impressive.

[TheFaQQer]

My best was from Eurotunnel (French side) after my first ever contract.

I can imagine many places celebrating when you walk out the door.

[northernladuk]

Pray they don't while you in a gig

[NorthWestPerm2Contr]

I tend to go with the flow of the team and the gig. At one team they always had some cakes or biscuits on the table to tuck in so I bought cupcakes on on my last day. Others have been less social and just left with polite handshakes. I would do whatever makes me fit in I'm case other work comes up and I am the first person they think to call. Yes doing quality work should do that but if I was a good old boy as well people remember. Basically networking. I certainly wouldn't ailienate myself and end up be just other miserable contractor to be forgotten about quickly.

Exactly what I do.... They will call me back for sure

[darmstadt]

FTS

[northernladuk]

I tend to go with the flow of the team and the gig. At one team they always had some cakes or biscuits on the table to tuck in so I bought cupcakes on on my last day. Others have been less social and just left with polite handshakes. I would do whatever makes me fit in I'm case other work comes up and I am the first person they think to call. Yes doing quality work should do that but if I was a good old boy as well people remember. Basically networking. I certainly wouldn't ailienate myself and end up be just other miserable contractor to be forgotten about quickly.

[speling bee]

I make it quite clear when I am on a contract, that as a contractor I do not want leaving cards, presents etc..
I usually take a few people out for a pint or a meal, before I go but frankly leaving is part of being a contractor.
I hand out a few business cards and bugger off out the door without a backward glance.
I much prefer it that way.

+1

Although my Ltd likes to purloin a stapler on the way out.

[Pogle]

I make it quite clear when I am on a contract, that as a contractor I do not want leaving cards, presents etc..
I usually take a few people out for a pint or a meal, before I go but frankly leaving is part of being a contractor.
I hand out a few business cards and bugger off out the door without a backward glance.
I much prefer it that way.

[BigRed]

Leaving a contract in Glasgow the whole team came out for a leaving drink and the guy I sat next to apologised for leaving at 7ish as he had to look after his kids. The rest were there for as long as I can remember. Different world.

Normal after work behaviour in Glasgow. They are all legless after 7 anyway

[SpontaneousOrder]

WWNLUKS?

[BigTime]

Leaving a contract in Glasgow the whole team came out for a leaving drink and the guy I sat next to apologised for leaving at 7ish as he had to look after his kids. The rest were there for as long as I can remember. Different world.

[Manz]

Ok so I have done several contracts now and am used to the process of good bye. Not a big deal, bring some krispy kremes, chocolates, send a couple of thank you emails and then bye. But these Yorkshire folk are different; They were all so nice to me, took me out on a nice meal in a top class restaurant, all added me in linked in and really showed appreciation for my efforts. I'm happy to just accept a thank you and leave but after a thoroughly enjoyable contract and receiving so much appreciation and warmth, I was genuinely emotional to be leaving.



God bless the Yorkshire folk. Maybe I'm losing my touch a bit?

Similar to mine, this was my first ever contract (and first ever job too) they all wanted to take me out to a restaurant but they all know I'm fussy so the manager told them not to. They gave me a gift card on my way out and they were all coming up to me for handshakes and hugs. I was genuinely sad to be leaving such a big company with a good commutable distance from home, somewhere I guess I would have been happy to go perm at. Now all the roles I'm being offered require me to get a train to the heart of the city, they are all in places like canary wharf etc.

[NotAllThere]

My best was from Eurotunnel (French side) after my first ever contract.

[cojak]

My best leaving presents came from a 3 month contract in NHS Leeds.

But in my previous contract in West Yorkshire they barely looked up from their PCs when I left.

[NorthWestPerm2Contr]

Did they get you a cake?