I didn’t withhold passwords.
I didn’t interfere with company records.
I didn’t try to make the situation worse so I could later claim victory.
I simply respected the fact that I was no longer responsible for operating the system—and insisted that any request for my professional help be handled properly.
That distinction mattered.
There is a difference between abandoning people and refusing to accept responsibility without authority.
There is a difference between revenge and accountability.
And there is a difference between being useful to an organization and allowing that organization
