How not to say goodbye...

If you want to make all of the other folks who work for you trust you even less, do what my boss did...don't even make eye contact with one of the guys who quits. From the day he announces he's quitting to the day he leaves, don't speak one word to him. Ignore him.

Don't go up to him on his last day. Don't say "good bye and good luck". Don't acknowledge his existence. Don't acknowledge the good he's done in the past for the company, the sacrifices or anything else. Just ignore him and hope he goes away quietly. Don't even shake his hand.

I think that the treatment my ex-coworker got from my boss just further cemented my resolve to find gainful employment elsewhere.