As most of you know, I quit my job of 13 years and my last day was April 30th. Several of you asked what I did to make sure I transitioned well. (It seems that there really isn't a whole lot of information on how to leave a job or career well.)
During the time I worked out my two-months notice, a number of my own teammates moved to other opportunities, so perhaps my #transition was unique, but I'm sharing the things I made sure to accomplish before I left. My transition may also be unique in that no one was hired to replace me or any of my team. Lastly, my transition may also be unique in that they really didn't seem to care about records, files, or projects, but I had to (for the client's sake).
So, here's my list:
I purged all personal emails and spam subscriptions, leaving all company-related emails (I'd been there 13 years and the two had become badly mixed). That was over 100K emails and quite a project!
I sorted documents that were on my computer and Dropbox accounts, making sure all company-related ones were moved to the company drives. (Since I had been a 1099 for 12 of those years, much was on my own computer since we didn't have "work" computers.)
I contacted all leads that I was currently working with to "hand" them over to another co-worker.
I finished, delegated (which was difficult since there was no one to delegate to), or at least documented where we were in all open projects.
I shared all passwords to social media accounts and other software, including Gmail so they could access whatever they needed, if the need arose.
I removed business credit card from my PayPal account and sent it to colleague.
I removed or ended all subscriptions (e.g. GoToMeeting, Hubspot, etc.)
I moved internet over to my name (I've always worked from home).
I managed phone issues.
I set up permanent "Out of Office" reply to incoming emails.
I turned over all those with proposals and quotes specially over to colleague.
I changed my cell phone voice-mail (since it's my personal phone).
I changed LinkedIn Profile information.
I changed Facebook Profile information.
It took several weeks before I could #unplug completely, but I'm glad I did took the time to do so. The month I took ended up really being about two weeks of #decompression—mostly because my calendar ended up getting filled in before I could blink. (Had to set up #boundaries.) I also couldn't say "No" to two demos that potential sales for my former company...I wanted to set them up as best as I could. Lastly, my former boss couldn't connect to say goodbye until late May, so I couldn't help but stay somewhat "connected" until that #closure.
In June, I updated my LinkedIn Profile and hung out the proverbial shingle. Thankfully, a number of companies and schools contacted me, needing help with marketing, sales, strategy, and eLearning. God has provided and I enjoy the variety at the moment.
In summary, God is gracious to me.
P.S.: If you have things to add to this list, please post them. I'm going to build a master list for sharing.
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