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Garden leave???


When you leave a technology company, regardless of how many years of your life you have dedicated to it, it is quite common to be instructed to not work your notice period. Your presence may be seen as distracting for other staff, or there may be concerns about your having access to IP or plans that would benefit a competitor (even though there are perfectly good laws to protect against that sort of shenanigans). This attitude is especially prevelent in US companies, which often fail to understand the value of preserving corporate memory.

The state of being employed and paid to sit at home (and *not* work for someone else) is known as Garden Leave. To that end my garden is now freshly mowed and trimmed. In another two weeks I'll be allowed to start with my new employer and get on with some real work, which will be nice.

Rob