I'm still (emotionally) supporting the guys I left behind
They closed down all but one of the sites I supported. As the head of the team with 20+ years experience they wanted to keep me on to support the remaining site.
turned out I had forgotten to sign all the contract updates, so my notice period was only 1 month ... and all the servers were stored at one of the sites set to be demolished.
I threatened to quit if they didn't make me redundant, and they thought about it for about 2 seconds before giving in.
I had to employ an entire team to replace me, but they look after all the stuff I left behind. good bye to the 24/7 lifestyle where users called my personal number whenever they felt like it ... however I got on so well with the new team, that I still talk to them now ... it's only been 1 year since I left, and I'm still giving them hints over how to fix the kit.
I think I might need to start being mean/changing my email/mobile number ...
Biting the hand that feeds IT
