[Things to Avoid at Work] How To Say Goodbye

The adage “You have only one chance to make a first impression”  has a sibling: “You have only one chance to make a decent good-bye.”

I thought of both when I saw Sun Microsystem CEO Jonathan Schwartz’ farewell note as he terminated his employment with the completion of Sun’s acquisition by Oracle [Disclosure: Jonathan and I are nodding acquaintances in our Dolores Park neighborhood of San Francisco].… Read the rest