Saying Goodbye to People?
 

So, I work in a call center with a really high turnover rate of employees. I've only been here for four months so far.

Anyway, they just moved me into this weird open cube area a few weeks ago and I sat next to this guy whose last day was on this past Friday. He'd been there about a month or two longer than me, and he was leaving work for school. Nice guy.

It was really weird. I didn't know what to say.

It's like, "Well, it was nice knowing you. Have a nice life. I'll probably never see you again." :sweatdrop

I didn't know him well enough to say, "Hey, it was really nice working with you. Live long and prosper."

In the end I decided on "Have fun at school."

I don't know, what do you say to workmates/schoolmates you don't know very well that you'll never see again?

I run away without saying anything. It's a staple of living a life of regrets.

Ugh, I absolutely understand what you're saying, but I just feel bad though. I've done that too many times to feel ok with that feeling of my stomach being in knots every time I think of people I work with.

Like, I should say something profound or at least nice to someone I won't ever see again.

Pretty much. It's less sad that way, since you never finish the good-bye.

See you around sometime.

No, really.

I usually say something like "It's been nice working with you, have a nice year/summer/whatever is coming up." If it's a job that I regularly work at during the summer I say something like "maybe I'll see you next year."

"Have a nice life," is actually pretty much what I always say when I know I won't see someone again.

See Scary Movie 3. A good kick in the balls is the perfect way to say goodbye. Cause then they don't miss you when you're gone.

"Good luck, maybe I"ll see you around sometime".

Buy a muffin basket. They're always awesome.