On The Job: People Bitter When CoWorkers Leave

Over at the Wall Street Journal Jared Sandberg of the Cubicle Culture has a great piece called, "Goodbye, Colleague, Thanks for Leaving Me To Do All Your Work.    Bitter anyone?

The paragraph that jumped out at me had to do with going away parties.

...parties depend on whether the reasons for departure are acceptable (a spouse's transfer, sick kids or a career change) or unacceptable (joining a competitor). In the latter case, there's no party, unless you live it up with security while being escorted to the door. Anything short of implying "that it's not paradise on earth at this company," she says, doesn't rate a party.

So here's my question, when you left your last job did they throw you a party, or did they show you the door?