not a good "last day of work"

[CherryBombMama]

i know they didnt *want* me to leave, but i have to do what is best for my family...

i hoped for a tiny goodbye party, maybe a small gift, AT LEAST a card from these people that i have been working side by side with for two years .... after all, we have had other people quit before and they got all these things ..

on thursday we all decided to bring something to eat for friday (my last day) and i was totally happy with that.

i get to work on friday, i walk in, they say, "Oh serve yourself, we already ate, we were hungry." i was hurt but whatever. slowly, one by one, they start going home, and babies (i work at a child care center) start going home too. nobody, the lead teacher or the director, even informed the parents i was leaving. so i didnt get to say bye to at least half the kids =( the other parents were shocked and i had to explain over and over how i will be staying with my ds now.

its just not the way i wanted to go ... =( small vent , but im happy im home

[ps4624]

I'm sorry your feelings were hurt - it's hard to transition to a new life, but I'm sure you will love staying home!

[Reebekah]

sorry to hear that your last day wasnt ideal.

i just left my job a few months ago....no party, card, NOTHING from my coworkers of 8, yes EIGHT years. they werent happy that i announced that i wouldnt be returning after maternity leave. maybe some arent parents and they dont understand....maybe some ARE parents and they dont understand.....maybe some are parents who are jealous that they cant do the same or regret not doing the same....who knows.....but luckily you are now free to enjoy your child all the time, so you can have your own celebration every day ;o)

[Purple*Lotus]

I saw this on new posts. I am sorry that happened to you

I wanted to mention though that at my center the director and other teachers are not allowed to tell the parents if/when/why a teacher is leaving. It is up to the teacher to send out a letter if they want to. So maybe that is the way it is at your center and the parents did not know because the other workers couldn't tell them. At any rate, that must have been very hard for you

[MommaCrystal]

I feel for you! This is what I am facing in a couple of weeks. I have had this job for about a year and half that has been... well... lots of four letter words wouldn't do it justice.

It is a non-profit organization that has had a shift in funding and they can no longer pay me. So I am essentially being laid off. But I have a baby coming (my 3rd) so I would have quit any way.

One girl that I hired myself became a good friend. I fought tooth and nail to get her a $3 an hour raise (she was grossly underpaid). She's decided to go away and not attend my last meeting. One of my supervisors mysteriously "resigned" last week, all of a sudden. (Something fishy there). Not that it matters because he told me to plan my own going away thing. And everyone else? They are all so air headed they won't do a thing.

I suppose they could all prove me wrong. But I'd be SHOCKED SHOCKED SHOCKED! At the end of the last meeting someone will probably say some awkward goodbye/thank you and that'll be that. Yep, I'm hurt too.

It'll be a huge let down, very anticlimactic, and like you... I'll wonder what the heck I was very doing there in the first place.

[pauletoy]

I am so sorry your feelings were hurt.

[Peepsqueak]

How awful for you that the people you worked with do not value you enough to at least recognize your contribution enough. People are stingy nowadays too due to the economy.

You did the right thing though to leave work and can return on your own terms when the time allows. Good luck to you.