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Rabbit11 Mon 19-Aug-24 23:20:45

Hello
I will be leaving my job after a year. The clientele and staff generally polite and professional. However, a male coworker is rather cold and indifferent towards my departure. I haven't found him very considerate as a coworker during my time working for the heritage sector. As a manager of a department, he never answered my calls or emails as a manager - then would disappear to the pub early on a friday. I don't wish him bad, but our working relationship could have been better. I never confronted him, but his coworkers in his department are nice - I just wish he would meet me halfway to say goodbye because I don't want to leave on bad terms. When I started he was flirty but I am married (so is he) so didn't see him 'like that'. I want to be the bigger person by sending a professional farewell email - but I was quite hurt by his immaturity at blanking me in front of other coworkers today. I am closer to his other coworkers and didn't make a major announcement that I am leaving but told them. I am leaving because I am battling pneumonia and dealing with family issues including dying relatives and a partner who is seriously ill.

Any suggestions welcome. Thanks.

VioletSky Mon 19-Aug-24 23:25:35

In the nicest possible way

Stop caring what he thinks

Mollygo Mon 19-Aug-24 23:35:56

The only way to deal with indifference is to ignore it.
He’s not important, he has no role in your future life and he won’t care if he doesn’t get an email from you.
You obviously have enough on your plate already, so let it go and focus on what really matters.
Hope you feel better soon.

Poppyred Mon 19-Aug-24 23:39:49

Why do you care what a “work colleague thinks?” You will soon be away from there and he will be irrelevant.

rafichagran Mon 19-Aug-24 23:58:42

Stop worrying, he is irrelevant to your life.

V3ra Tue 20-Aug-24 08:35:40

I wonder if he's been annoyed all along because you didn't respond to his flirting?
Maybe he's not used to people who don't find him irresistible?
Silly man 😁

keepingquiet Tue 20-Aug-24 08:52:18

As others have said- why is this an issue? You can't get on with all your colleagues.

Aveline Tue 20-Aug-24 08:55:17

Why bother concerning yourself with him? The other staff are professional and friendly so say your farewells to them and move on. Forget him.

JaneJudge Tue 20-Aug-24 08:56:57

He doesn't deserve your concern. I hope life is as kind as possible to you as it sounds like you have a lot to deal with at the moment flowers

NannyJan53 Tue 20-Aug-24 09:02:39

How odd! You are leaving so why does it matter. I could understand asking for advice on working with such a person, but he is now irrelevant to your life. Forget him and carry on with your future.

eazybee Tue 20-Aug-24 09:40:27

Blimey!

hmm

Ziplok Tue 20-Aug-24 20:38:46

You say you’re leaving, so why the worry about what this colleague thinks, does or doesn’t do? He will not feature in your life at all soon, so don’t stress over him.

Cossy Tue 20-Aug-24 20:50:35

The day you leave, go over to him and say very loudly, I’ve come to say goodbye. I’ve really enjoyed this job and my colleagues, I’d like to say it’s been a pleasure knowing you, but it hasn’t been. Big smile grin

RosiesMaw2 Tue 20-Aug-24 20:56:07

Having your cake and eating it?
Perhaps his “flirty manner “ was more acceptable than blanking you in front of colleagues?
Hell hath no fury ……..etcetc?
Let it go.

Rabbit11 Tue 20-Aug-24 21:02:59

Don't really understand the last message tbh as a happy married woman in a 30 year relationship. So therefore I am not having my cake and eating it...

Aveline Wed 21-Aug-24 10:31:30

He seems to be strangely important to you...
Is RosiesMaw2 on to something here?

Georgesgran Wed 21-Aug-24 14:14:42

I think you’re just overthinking what is just a trivial issue. You aren’t being forced to leave because of this co-worker, so just go and get on with your life.
I’d consider myself lucky if there was only one co-worker I hadn’t seen eye to eye with!

LOUISA1523 Wed 21-Aug-24 16:06:39

Definitely overthinking...just leave...no requirement to send him any email

biglouis Sat 24-Aug-24 14:16:33

Your relationship to this colleague must feel like ufinished business and you appear to want it to end smoothly. I agree with posters upthread who have advised you to simply close the door on the relationship. To use a cliche it "is what it is".

Isnt it odd how some men who begin by being "flirty" and get no response eventually turn cold and hostile. They somehow lack the maturity to accept that although you are not interested in them as a date that doesnt mean you have something against them.

When I was a mature student at uni I had a man from an ethnic minority who kept encountering me and asking me out. I always refused, explaining that I did not know him socially and it was not my custom to pick up men in the street. Gradually he became more and more hostile. He accused me of not wanting to go out with him because he was Asian. I was totally involved in my studies and would not have gone out with him had he been white British.