thermotron the "Good-Old-Days"

I’ve been a former employee a few times, and I have plenty of experience with former employees as well. The more closely entwined you were with the operation, the harder it can be to change roles.

One new complication is that in our ever-connected, always-on world, moving on can be much more difficult.

In the old days, you got in your car and drove out of the parking lot, and that, for the most part, was it.






(Though even in Olde Tymes, not everyone excelled at being a former employee, as I illustrate below.) But now people who were in our lives before are just an email away (just as they were when you worked there).

The former place of work is often visible right there on the Web, with frequent updates about new projects and activities.


An instant message shimmers on your computer screen, and in the moment, it can be hard to remember that you aren’t back in your old office, your old role, your old job.