Comments on: How to Deal with Angry Farewell Email http://blog.brodzinski.com/2009/03/how-to-deal-with-angry-farewell-email.html Dealing with software projects in real life Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:07:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Pawel Brodzinski http://blog.brodzinski.com/2009/03/how-to-deal-with-angry-farewell-email.html#comment-2203 Pawel Brodzinski Tue, 24 Mar 2009 10:56:00 +0000 http://blog.brodzinski.com/2009/03/how-to-deal-with-angry-farewell-email.html#comment-2203 A question is: have you ever seen this kind of reaction for a farewell vent? Personally I don't.<br/><br/>If there's a reason for someone doing that something must be completely screwed and many people see it. Managers should be aware of the problem and they don't consider it as an issue so they won't do anything about that, maybe except posting occasional (and stupid) response. A question is: have you ever seen this kind of reaction for a farewell vent? Personally I don’t.

If there’s a reason for someone doing that something must be completely screwed and many people see it. Managers should be aware of the problem and they don’t consider it as an issue so they won’t do anything about that, maybe except posting occasional (and stupid) response.

]]> By: Craig Brown http://blog.brodzinski.com/2009/03/how-to-deal-with-angry-farewell-email.html#comment-2202 Craig Brown Tue, 24 Mar 2009 10:44:00 +0000 http://blog.brodzinski.com/2009/03/how-to-deal-with-angry-farewell-email.html#comment-2202 Possibly there is another viable option.<br/><br/>Acknowledge the problems and do something about them.<br/><br/>That's what I'd do if I were the manager of the disgruntled person. Possibly there is another viable option.

Acknowledge the problems and do something about them.

That’s what I’d do if I were the manager of the disgruntled person.

]]> By: Pawel Brodzinski http://blog.brodzinski.com/2009/03/how-to-deal-with-angry-farewell-email.html#comment-2201 Pawel Brodzinski Tue, 24 Mar 2009 07:54:00 +0000 http://blog.brodzinski.com/2009/03/how-to-deal-with-angry-farewell-email.html#comment-2201 Unfortunately people rarely treat this kind of vents as a signal that there's something wrong. They either focus on the form not the content or doesn't care at all. Either way I'm yet to see a situation when angry farewell email will change things around.<br/><br/>Which is by the way one of reasons to avoid writing them. Unfortunately people rarely treat this kind of vents as a signal that there’s something wrong. They either focus on the form not the content or doesn’t care at all. Either way I’m yet to see a situation when angry farewell email will change things around.

Which is by the way one of reasons to avoid writing them.

]]> By: Mike Ramm http://blog.brodzinski.com/2009/03/how-to-deal-with-angry-farewell-email.html#comment-2200 Mike Ramm Tue, 24 Mar 2009 07:28:00 +0000 http://blog.brodzinski.com/2009/03/how-to-deal-with-angry-farewell-email.html#comment-2200 Great point, Pawel!<br/>It is always better to do something and to talk to your people <b>before</b> they quit and send such emails. <br/><br/>When the guy sends that letter it is intended to burn bridges. So let them burn peacefully and don't play with fire. Later, when the emotions are cooled down, you can rake up the ashes and make some conclusions. And you should. Great point, Pawel!
It is always better to do something and to talk to your people before they quit and send such emails.

When the guy sends that letter it is intended to burn bridges. So let them burn peacefully and don’t play with fire. Later, when the emotions are cooled down, you can rake up the ashes and make some conclusions. And you should.

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