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Coworker Retires Without Telling Anyone

A screenshot of a Twitter/X post by user Sean Bowie (@Sean_B_taketwo) featuring the text: 'Thinking a lot about a coworker who didn’t tell anyone he was retiring and just left at the end of his last day and never came back.' The post is presented as a meme on 9Gag with the title 'The best way to leave,' emphasizing the humor and relatability of a quiet, unannounced workplace departure. The tweet includes a profile picture showing a person on a dock, likely with a child.
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Thinking a lot about a coworker who didn’t tell anyone he was retiring and just left at the end of his last day and never came back.

Overview

A screenshot of a Twitter/X post by user Sean Bowie (@Sean_B_taketwo) featuring the text: 'Thinking a lot about a coworker who didn’t tell anyone he was retiring and just left at the end of his last day and never came back.' The post is presented as a meme on 9Gag with the title 'The best way to leave,' emphasizing the humor and relatability of a quiet, unannounced workplace departure. The tweet includes a profile picture showing a person on a dock, likely with a child.

Origin notes

The image is a screenshot of an original Twitter/X post by user Sean Bowie (@Sean_B_taketwo), reposted on the platform 9Gag. No edits or modifications are visible; it directly captures the tweet's content, including the username, profile picture, and text. The original context reflects on a coworker's low-key retirement, which gained traction as relatable workplace humor.

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