Where I left you last, I had terminated Matt, the person who talked about offering “copious BJ’s” to anybody who would take his shift. I told my IT person to kill his account but my IT person went home first and was going to do it later that night. That’s when I realized the advantages of having all the ducks in a row and pulling the cord before it goes down.
Matt sent an e-mail out about 45 minutes after our conversation. Whenever I received it, I was thinking that it was just sent to me. It wouldn’t be the first time, no doubt about it. Then I read the message and I noticed the “To:” field said it was sent to the listserv. I again was shocked to what I saw. A diatribe by Matt regarding how “the man” (not making this up) had brought him down and that our corporate culture was an enemy of human rights. It was laughable stuff, especially in sharp contrast to the note he had sent out not two hours earlier (not to mention the fact that we worked for a university). What floored me was that the e-mail was even accepted. I called the IT guy at home and did what I knew how to do best. I asked a question:
“So did you turn off Matt’s access?”
“Of course I did. Why?”
“Have you checked your e-mail?”
“No.” click click click “Oh crap!”
“Way to go, now will you turn it off?”
“Yes.”
So ended my optimism when it came to people leaving an organization. Thanks to Matt (and some new experiences) I now take much greater precautions and expect the worst of every single termination I am a part of. Most of them go well but I don’t bet on it any more.
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