How to move on from a bad final impression?
I (M-26) have been working in this state agency for two years and seven months. I recently received a scholarship to continue my studies in Singapore.
I have been a mess with my manager. In my first year, I used to keep missing deadlines, get data wrong, and make a lot of bad mistakes, including almost messed up the entire legislative process.
But she's very kind and caring. I feel bad because she has taken good care of me and really wanted me to grow. In my second year, I improved and my manager did notice. She was happy with my progress and wanted me to keep growing.
I'll be leaving soon and I have handed my resignation. I still have to do some final tasks, including uploading my remaining documents in our shared Drive and do some writing work. Just this morning, my manager called me again and showed me I messed up the data for the fact sheet and forgot to include some more data needed. She was disappointed and I felt even worse because today's the last day I get to see her.
She kept emphasising she understands I might not care anymore but she told me I have to be more careful and I cannot leave a bad final impression to my bosses. Maybe one day I need her as a referee for a future application. She kept asking me to be more careful in my remaining work.
I honestly feel bad. Even after two years, I made rookie mistakes like this and she's right, I couldn't focus as good as I used to be when my days are about to end in this company. I actually wanted to take a photo with her and my colleague, shake her hand, and thank her for everything. But now it's gonna be slightly awkward.