LinkedInĀ·Wednesday, 1 July 2026Ā·01 Jul 2026
Five years of Mike Veerman. A goodbye letter and one last "thank you all" message in Slack š„ŗ What I always notice when someone moves onā¦
Tim Sterkens
COO @madewithlove
Five years of Mike Veerman. A goodbye letter and one last "thank you all" message in Slack š„ŗ
What I always notice when someone moves on from madewithlove: the colleagues' goodbye messages. They're not just polite. They seem genuine.
I tend to believe you can't manufacture that. It's either in the culture or it isn't.
The scary part is that you only find out when someone leaves. The goodbye thread is your culture audit.
Ours passed today š§”
What do your goodbye threads look like?
#culture #remotework #madewithlove #teamculture
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