I worked for this company for 10 years. Always on time. Always a hard worker. Covered shifts. Worked graveyard when needed. Team player. ALWAYS got the maximum raise every year with stellar reviews.

For 10 years in IT, I was the guy who located and contacted vendors to repair many of our custom or obsolete items. I had contacts for VERY hard to find parts for the obsolete items. I kept the “rolodex” file of all the contacts, phone numbers, etc. and they were on the corporate network “someplace”.

They got a new IT Director and I was let go under less than respectful circumstances. I had no time to do anything. I was escorted out and they said my things would be on the loading dock the next day. (found out later they let go all the old-timers who were making more than they wanted to pay. I was among the first.)

A week later, they called me asking for my contact list file.
Guess what they did NOT get. I’m sure it took them years to re-locate them all.