'I sat around doing nothing for the last 2 months of my job': Quitting employee stops being assigned work by petty boss

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    Guy from work tried to undermine me, but I quit a week ago This happened only a month ago, so the memory of the incident is fresh.
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    I got accepted into college and had to quit my job of 2 years. I put up my resignation papers and had 2 months of notice period left. I had informed my manager and team, but didn't account for Mr. S who was technically on my team but worked from the client offices overseas, so I dont get to see him ever.
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    Background on Mr. S : He was hired as a mediator between the client and us, but had years of technical experience so he often helped us out with the technical work, but was always a snob about it. He made sure to cc every possible manager in every mail to show that he was doing a lot more than his role was required to do. Everyone hated how commanding and he was. Most meetings with him
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    were just the entire team listening and moan for to him 20min.He had no boundaries and would call up at odd hours of the night just to prove his point. He would promise clients certain results with unreasonable timelines without consulting the team, leading to late delivery and terrible client ratings.
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    Since I had 2 months left to go at work, I wasn't quick to give up responsibilities and transfer knowledge to my colleagues. I handled an important client facing task and I've been doing it for the 2 years I worked there. I never taught it to anyone else cuz it was a relatively easy task and it hasn't been screwed up in two years.
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    We get info from the client that my task was undergoing major upgrades and needed to be done extra carefully and on priority for the next week. I know the drill and get to work as usual. Mr. S calls me up on Skype to reemphasise the importance of the task this week. I just reply to him that I've been following all protocols every week and will continue the same as usual, being careful of the upgrades. He considers my answer as
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    "unprofessional and inconsiderate" and proceeds to tell me how I'm not that important to the team and my job was easily replaceable. He then cut the call, and proceeded to reassign all my tasks for the next 2 months to someone else, while also formally emailing everybody that no new tasks were to be assigned to me.
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    There i sat, maliciously complying, watching my team mates struggle to run my task, unable to help. I sat around doing nothing for the last 2 months of my job. Luckily I was working from home so that meant 2 months of paid leave.
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    midflinx You could send him a thank you message for the two months of paid time off. "How did you know I'm starting college this fall and put in two months notice to our boss? Thank you for paid time off present!"
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    RadicalBlackCent... The temptation to CC everyone involved and thank him for two paid months off would have been too great for me to pass up.
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    erayer After I left my last job, it was SO satisfying to hear my phone ring constantly for the next few days. I let it all go to voice mail. Asshats, who were really unpleasant to work with, scrambling to get in touch. I had retired and didn't call back. Eat it!
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    BanannyMousse So... he was an off-site supervisor? I'm so confused. Like, how would he have that authority but also he out of the loop? Anyway, hope some of that made its way uphill to him and didn't only fall on your coworkers. Guy sounded like a total
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    hgr129 Technically you also have a case for an improper layoff as well
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    egalroc Sounds like if this guy knew you were quitting he'd have heaped extra work on you specifically.
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    Anonymous3355 "You're easily replaceable" "Go on, replace me. Here's my note of resignation." And then watch him struggle while you don't move a finger xD Also very nice MC of ya

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