I hadn't planned for this reaction:
I retired last Friday, and I had given my boss two months notice, though he ignored it until last Thursday when he assigned me a three month long project and told me I had to finish it before I could leave (he wasn't kidding, either... just one of those jerks). Obviously I said no thanks, I leave tomorrow.
So then Friday he said "well, we're going to need you to keep helping us, because you're the only one who knows X Y Z".
I replied "I just spent the last solid year training everybody and documenting everything I know, it's all on the server in folder ABC"
Then he said "but nobody knows [the product] as well as you," and I told him I'm sure they'll get up to speed.
Then he got me in a trap: he said "But you're not doing anything... why can't you just help us if we have a question?"
I said something like "because that's the nature of quitting" and he stared at me like I was a self-centered jerk ("You won't even answer questions if somebody gets stuck on something?")
So I had to say sure, if someone gets stuck on something, email me the question and I'll see if I can answer it. I didn't want to leave being a "self centered jerk."
So today they send me a full legal consulting agreement "they need me to sign and send back today." It has my old job description in the 'statement of work' and says I'm contractually obligated for the next 12 months to work on whatever they task me with, for an hourly rate that equals my old salary, up to 1500 hours!
I told the contracting person they misunderstood, I said I'd just answer a question here and there. They said I can't do that, I have to agree to the non-disclosure and non-compete and carry insurance and agree to be tasked with things and this and that.
So I told them no thanks, bye! But geez now I feel like a jerk for not wanting to "help" my coworkers.
Just venting! But God I'm glad I'm gone from that chaotic mess of a company!
Oh and today I went to the book store and just browsed around for a few hours! I hadn't done that in years! It was great!
I retired last Friday, and I had given my boss two months notice, though he ignored it until last Thursday when he assigned me a three month long project and told me I had to finish it before I could leave (he wasn't kidding, either... just one of those jerks). Obviously I said no thanks, I leave tomorrow.
So then Friday he said "well, we're going to need you to keep helping us, because you're the only one who knows X Y Z".
I replied "I just spent the last solid year training everybody and documenting everything I know, it's all on the server in folder ABC"
Then he said "but nobody knows [the product] as well as you," and I told him I'm sure they'll get up to speed.
Then he got me in a trap: he said "But you're not doing anything... why can't you just help us if we have a question?"
I said something like "because that's the nature of quitting" and he stared at me like I was a self-centered jerk ("You won't even answer questions if somebody gets stuck on something?")
So I had to say sure, if someone gets stuck on something, email me the question and I'll see if I can answer it. I didn't want to leave being a "self centered jerk."
So today they send me a full legal consulting agreement "they need me to sign and send back today." It has my old job description in the 'statement of work' and says I'm contractually obligated for the next 12 months to work on whatever they task me with, for an hourly rate that equals my old salary, up to 1500 hours!
I told the contracting person they misunderstood, I said I'd just answer a question here and there. They said I can't do that, I have to agree to the non-disclosure and non-compete and carry insurance and agree to be tasked with things and this and that.
So I told them no thanks, bye! But geez now I feel like a jerk for not wanting to "help" my coworkers.
Just venting! But God I'm glad I'm gone from that chaotic mess of a company!
Oh and today I went to the book store and just browsed around for a few hours! I hadn't done that in years! It was great!