For a host of reasons, colleagues sometimes decide to move on to greener pastures. Departing on good terms and being a great “leaver” makes them feel better about the decision. In other cases, some colleagues are asked to depart even though they are well-liked and have been good citizens. For a multitude of reasons, they just don’t match what the team needs going forward.
While this sounds like the best practice decision in most cases... I wonder if there is any other reader out there who has an exception to the rule?
If so, why?
Was there a lame duck so extraordinarily committed to the purpose of the organization that their participation heading out the door was as valuable as ever?
Good point, Steve! I'm also interested if there is a great use case of an exception to this rule. This happened recently at work (They weren't invited to meetings. Their access to the shared google drive was removed, immediately.) and it seemed aggressive. I knew that this was an industry practice with some companies, but had never seen this done before in an academic setting.
While this sounds like the best practice decision in most cases... I wonder if there is any other reader out there who has an exception to the rule?
If so, why?
Was there a lame duck so extraordinarily committed to the purpose of the organization that their participation heading out the door was as valuable as ever?
Good point, Steve! I'm also interested if there is a great use case of an exception to this rule. This happened recently at work (They weren't invited to meetings. Their access to the shared google drive was removed, immediately.) and it seemed aggressive. I knew that this was an industry practice with some companies, but had never seen this done before in an academic setting.
Handling dismissals that way, as a general policy, always comes across as draconian.
Yes, hope others might include their stories.