My old job is still asking me to do tasks after my last day, and it turns out I was important.
A few years ago, I joined a medium-sized company to start and oversee an important project. The salary was average, and the benefits were reasonable, but the senior managers acted as if they were doing us a great favor just by being there. I stayed there for a good while, constantly under scrutiny, with no appreciation whatsoever, no promotions, and no opportunities for professional development.
Not long ago, I got a new job that offered a much better salary and benefits, and a healthier work environment. I gave them early notice before leaving, a full month's notice, just out of courtesy, knowing they wouldn't fire me immediately. I made sure to leave behind complete and very detailed documentation. Despite the constant monitoring, it became clear that no one was interested in understanding exactly what I was doing or the procedures I was following. Messages on my personal email, all questions, started appearing about a week after I left.
At first, I wasn't overly concerned and continued to support my direct manager. But it seems I opened a door I didn't intend to. Just yesterday, my old manager sent me a shared file with another question, along with instructions for me to go into the sheet and fix something because she doesn't understand anything at all.
This audacity truly shocked me, and honestly, I'm thinking of ignoring the whole thing. On top of all that, the shared file she sent to my personal email is full of confidential customer data. I thought the community here would love a story like this. Honestly, I still haven't processed what happened and I've been staring at the message for about fifteen minutes.