Unintended Last Day

So this is how it ended. Gone, Good-bye. Kaput mid-day.

Responsibility repaid: Gave the 30 days notice and the offer to help transition anyone new or old into the duties. Told this to The Lead (she still doesn’t have “Manager” behind her name, after 7 years). This was at 8 a.m. She huddled with the Veep at 10 a.m. He huddled with HR at 11 a.m. They called me in at noon – “Can you hold up your lunch for a few minutes” – waited till everyone else had left for vittles, then gave me 15 minutes to clear out my desk. Under supervision.

“Voluntary termination at management request.”

Should have known: The Company is “leaning” again – there’s more Budget credit to cutting me out than having me resign: helps meet the 10% Across-the-Boards management goal.

And the transition?

Hey, nobody – nothing’s – irreplaceable. There’s always someone to take up the slack.

As for the inconvenience, lost time figuring out what’s what, and simple monetary losses from an abrupt departure? That’s what Overhead is all about.

Pretty much of a normal day.