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Ask HN: What did you do on your last day at office?

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My last day in office is fast approaching and I'm leaving with hard-feelings :P. Any suggestions from your past experience?

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Spent the first half of the day making sure all of my projects were documented and in the right repos; wiped machine; went around to all coworkers to reminisce and wish them luck; and exchanged bows with one of the old school gentleman at the office who felt that, despite the previous going away party, a salaryman's last day at the office is an Occasion Of Monumentous Importance and The Company owes it to him to make one last, final show of regret at his passing and thankfulness for the (abbreviated in my case) lifetime they shared together. I may have teared up a bit at that (on the other side of the door, in the proper salaryman fashion).

Don't burn bridges, be very professional. Cap your time there with a good impression in any case.

- Bring a box and put odds and ends in it.

- Send out a "Thanks for the good times" email to the broader company org who you interacted with(if you haven't already).

- Tune up any last minute documentation for your projects.

- check that all source code has been pushed and any documents of interest are shared with relevant co-workers.

- Add personal contact info to the wiki if you have one, in case someone needs to get in touch later.

- Go 'round to the office and shake hands with people you knew.

- Leave at 5 or so, do so with friendliness - agree to drinks/dinner with anyone who asks.

If you have played your cards right, your last day should not be anything special, as you should have started wrapping most things up weeks to months ago. Then your last day can simply be doing any last-minute cleanup, administrivia, anything your boss specifically requests, and taking a nice lunch with colleagues.

If this is not the case, then the usual list of recommendations for leaving a job apply, just applied faster and more selectively. :)

Wipe machine, send linkedin invites, take pictures of the office. I once set my work e-mail to forward to a personal address and for a few months I got whatever e-mails were sent to everyone still at the company.

lol me too :-)

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