Offboarding

We'd rather not need this page. But we want to be transparent about how departures work - it's part of treating people like adults.

If you decide to leave

Tell your manager directly. Don't announce it in Slack first, don't tell teammates before your manager. Give us a fair amount of notice - two weeks is the minimum; more if you're in a critical role or mid-project.

We'll ask you to do an exit interview. It's genuinely useful for us. We want to understand what was working and what wasn't.

What happens with your equity: Your vested equity stays yours. Unvested equity is returned to the pool. If you have SAFE-based instruments, the terms are in your agreement. If anything is unclear, ask.

What happens with access: We'll revoke access to tools and accounts on your last day. We'll do a handover document before then for anything you're owning that needs to transition.

We'll give you a reference if asked, honestly and fairly based on your time here.

If we ask you to leave

We don't do surprise firings. If your performance or fit is a concern, we'll tell you directly and give you a real chance to address it. We won't build a paper trail and then use it against you.

If we do part ways, you'll receive a clear explanation of why.

We don't expect you to pretend you loved working here if you didn't. We also ask you not to damage relationships or act in bad faith on your way out. We'll extend the same courtesy.

Staying in touch

Some of the best feedback we've gotten has come from former team members. If you leave Hardal and want to stay in touch, we're genuinely open to it.

Access revocation checklist

On the last day:

• Google Workspace account disabled
• Slack removed
• Linear access removed
• Any admin access to customer systems revoked
• Passwords and API keys rotated for any shared credentials you had access to

If you're the offboarding manager: do this on the last day, not the day after.