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seafey Donating Member (204 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-17-05 10:31 PM
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Poll question: What to say to mean future-ex-co-worker...
Biggest backstabbing office girl ever is having her last day at work this Wednesday and I have the book everyone is signing wishing her a nice life. WHAT SHOULD I WRITE?
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Maat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-17-05 10:36 PM
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1. How about some cryptic quote we can find ...
something to the effect .. 'May you move on to enlighten others as you have enlightened us.' A nice subtle message.

Help anyone?
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KitchenWitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-17-05 10:37 PM
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2. May your life always be interesting.
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seafey Donating Member (204 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-17-05 10:43 PM
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3. That's a good one....
damn these dilemmas!!!!!!
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AlCzervik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-17-05 10:44 PM
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4. how about something like....
"I hope you get what you deserve" and it may go right over her head.
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democracyindanger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-17-05 10:45 PM
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5. Write "Good Luck!"
and scribble a sarcasm tag (/s) at the end. Let her figure it out.
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fortyfeetunder Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-17-05 10:47 PM
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6. Don't write anything
I am sure you won't be the only one who doesn't.
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DemBones DemBones Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-17-05 10:50 PM
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7. Just cross your fingers while you're writing "Good luck!"

No, no, the OTHER hand! Of course you can't write when you have your fingers crossed. :eyes:

Really, why start any trouble? You may never see her again but if you do something mean, Murphy's Law could strike and you may need something from her some day. Just write a stupid message like "Good luck! Remember all the fun times in the employee lounge!" or whatever. "We'll miss you!" ("like Herpes," you think to yourself.) ;-)
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drumwolf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-17-05 10:54 PM
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8. Don't sign it at all and just "forget" or "not get around to it"
Edited on Mon Jan-17-05 10:58 PM by drumwolf
Or, if you MUST sign it for whatever reason (i.e. if she asks why haven't you signed it), then write a message that isn't obviously nasty but ambiguous, like some of the suggestions others have mentioned.

Or maybe something along these lines (and yes, they're variations of what others here have already said):
"I hope others teach you as you've taught us"
"May you get the success you've earned"

One time we had a nasty customer at Tower who left saying "I'm not shopping here anymore," and my co-worker said, "Thank you, have a nice day" -- spoken to sound like a canned retail sales-clerk pleasantry to a customer, but really meaning "thank you for deciding not to shop with us anymore." Think along those lines.

:evilgrin:
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SheilaT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-17-05 11:36 PM
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9. If everyone else hates her,
bring a bottle of champagne to work and pop it when she leaves.

Encourage her to leave a little early and share with your coworkers.

I once did that when an unpopular co-worker left.
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Boswells_Johnson Donating Member (526 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-17-05 11:38 PM
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10. "I Hope you never have to meet someone like yourself"
Personally, I wouldn't say anything because, well, you never know...
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Swamp Rat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-17-05 11:48 PM
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11. "May you live in interesting times."
That's what I'd write, if anything.
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