Supervisor panics, realizes he doesn't have replacement for employee on their final day: 'It will be at least 3 weeks before someone is onboarded'

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Remy Millisky • Writer and Editor
Jan 16, 2026 11:00 AM EST

This person gave their 2-week notice 2 weeks ago… but for some reason, their boss and coworkers haven't processed that they're leaving for good! 

After giving your 2 week notice to your bosses, you have this surge of optimism and excitement because your life is about to change bigly. You have a salary increase and a fresh start directly ahead of you! Life feels so sweet. All of the issues you had at your old job start fading from your memory. You no longer have to wake up in a cold sweat wondering if your terrible boss sent you an email berating you. Your least favorite coworker who took up so much of your mental space will soon be a random memory in your head — the best part is when, years later, you can't even recall that awful coworker's name. Everything about this old job that you disliked is about to become irrelevant. And because you're leaving, you're the office's special little guy for those 2 weeks. Some coworkers will be jealous, others thrilled for you, and some indifferent. No matter to you! You're light as a feather, fresh as a daisy. Nothing can bring you down, and you have 14 days to wield that powerful "I'm outta here" attitude. 

This person found it quite amusing that their bosses and coworkers seemingly didn't know how things operated when they announced they were leaving. They did all the right things by giving their 2-week notice. 2 weeks went by, only for their boss to keep treating them like a normal employee. This worker was baffled that the boss wanted them to join in a weekly forecast meeting on their final day. This person politely and professionally declined, only for their supervisor to pout about it! Their coworkers then kept asking them to complete all these big tasks, as if those coworkers would ever speak to that person again after the end of that workday. 

It does seem like their boss kinda forgot they were leaving — or maybe 2 weeks just wasn't long enough to find a new hire. After all, these things take time. But the bosses really need to work on their offboarding processes, instead of expecting an employee with one foot out the door to care about the job they're leaving. 

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    'Last day at job, I don't think anyone understands what that means.'

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    More of a little vent about Offboarding rather than onboarding. Today is my last day. I submitted a two week notice. This morning my supervisor asked me if I was going to join the briefing for the week ahead. I said "I don't
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    think it would be beneficial for me to know what the week ahead looks like..." He acted like Iped on his desk. Next, the receptionist asked me "I'm sure you are just drowning in things they want you to wrap up since it's your
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    last day! You'll probably be so busy this morning." I said "I mean... It's my last day, I'm not going to stress myself out about what they need from me." My boss calls me to ask me if I've gone ahead and prepped out my normal duties for the next few
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    weeks, since it will be at least 3 weeks before someone is on boarded. What???? No, I have not. It's not someone's job to make sure work is done after the time they leave the company. That seems so silly.
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    Next, supervisor sends an email and includes my boss in it, it's regarding a miniscule task from last week that I did not do. Him asking why I didn't do his oddly strung together "to do" list. Again... It is my LAST DAY.
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    Am I going crazy??? I've been in management positions in the past, I've never expected above and beyond work from someone when they submit a two week notice.
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    kw5112 I had a job fire me and then asked me to stay late making process docs. No. You should have asked for process docs before you fired me.
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    GoneSwe... Your boss is laying the groundwork to be able to use your departure as the reason he or she is behind. Like you left such a hot mess behind, it's going to take time to recover.
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    Urbit1981 I have not seen this kind of attitude until recent times. Previously, companies cut all access and people just sat around.
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    Maleficen... Last day is for exit interviews and thank you, buhbye emails, clean desk, collect lent-out books, & leave after lunch
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