It seems to me that once it becomes common knowledge you are leaving a job you are treated differently. No longer invited to important meetings, no longer asked your opinion, no longer included in functions, etc. You become a kind of ghost employee. For every job I ever left I wanted to do the best to train a replacement. In most cases it was not solicited or accepted. When trying to train a replacement I actually had them fall asleep. None seemed particularly interested. My final job I was asked to stay on for 6 months as a contingency (my job had been eliminated). For busywork I was told to document everything that had gone on in the 12 years I had led the project. As I had nothing else to do I threw myself into the task. When I left no one asked me for the document, no one asked me for my opinion on the future of the project, no exit interview. Just turned in my badge and left. I notice other people in similar positions had the same treatment. Not sour grapes, just wondering if others experienced this type of thing. Worked at the same mega-corp for over 30 years. Have some felt engaged until the day they left? Just kind of a gnowing feeling that you wanted to contribute but it wasn't wanted.