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Tech Bitch Podcast


Sep 16, 2018

There is a right way and a wrong way to leave a company. Jamie gives career advice on how to leave your employer without burning bridges. Whether it’s your choice or not, stay classy ladies. You never know when you might need to work with those colleagues again. What’s been your experience? Write in to the show at wtf@techbitchpodcast.com

Show Timestamps:
0:00 - Introduction to today’s offboarding episode
3:34 - Leaving a company when it’s your choice
5:37 - Two weeks’ notice and how to tell your colleagues you’re leaving
9:42 - Transition planning: don’t get emotionally invested
13:11 - Backdoor references...yep, it happens
16:04 - Exit Interviews, to be honest or not
19:15 - Layoffs or being fired: how to negotiate in your best interest
30:26 - Stop using your business email for personal use
34:22 - Jamie rants about Virginia’s lack of paid time off policy

Music Credits:
Eterno Retorno - Madame Rrose Selavy
I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
Respect - Aretha Franklin
Hard Day’s Night - The Beatles
Paying The Cost To Be Boss - B.B. King
Changes - David Bowie
(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction - The Rolling Stones
New York Minute Prayer - Shlipa Ray