Well, 7 years is up. Apologies for raising an old thread, but …
I am now fully retired, after having been semi-retired for awhile. Technically, I am unemployed with a nice severance package. I was given a couple months notice on this as well. And my colleagues have been simply amazing in that the HR folks said, "No worries, keep your corporate cell phone until you get your own phone. And keep your keys to the building in case you want to come chat with us. Oh, we'll delay notifying our health insurance provider for a few days until you tell us that your new insurance is in effect."
But my office is cleaned out and my boss moved into it. Maybe that was the real reason for my dismissal? Or maybe it was I asked for it, so that I would get a package?
I guess the only negative was that useless retirement gift I mentioned in that other thread.