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I am a consultant working with a few small organisations and I am ceasing to work with one of them. While my official reason is to do with workload (and this is genuine) the reason I chose them specifically is that the person I work to has been increasingly difficult to work with and I have found myself subject to behaviours which I consider to be at best demotivating and at worst misleading and insulting, though never so much so I have had clear grounds for a formal complaint.

I want to leave without trouble but equally not be too helpful.

I've been asked to do a handover meeting with a new person (I don't know who they are or whether they re PAYE or consultant). I think it's unusual for someone to be asked to do a handover meeting if they've been working on a consultancy basis, and in some sense is handing over to the 'competition', even if I have 'voluntarily' given this work up. So I don't want to do this - any thoughts?

I've tried web searches on this but nothing useful has come up so if anyone knows of a usual resource let me know.

Thanks in advance.

EDIT - I'm adding some of my replies to others below so new readers have the full picture.

I've worked with the organisation for over a decade, through a very formative period in its development and its hard not to feel resentful to depart in these circumstances, where I'm essentially avoiding a negative battle by taking the high ground and walking away from it

I'm not sure a consultant would always do a handover to another consultant, especially if one has been dropped in favour of another. That admittedly is not, on the surface, the case here although after some years on the same money I asked for an increased fee which sparked two years of painful discussions with some very long gaps – at one point I was essentially deceived into thinking they would and then told they wouldn’t - plus day-to-day disrespectful/demotivating behaviour, so again I don’t feel particularly well disposed towards them or whoever they have got in instead.

I didn't lose the business, I chose to give it up. I am complying with all other handover request including files, email and a document, my only issue is being asked to sit face to face and help out a competitor - yes i gave it up but do i still want to help them out, and should I be compelled to?

Isn't there an ethical issue here on what the client should or shouldn't ask me to do?

I am a consultant working with a few small organisations and I am ceasing to work with one of them. While my official reason is to do with workload (and this is genuine) the reason I chose them specifically is that the person I work to has been increasingly difficult to work with and I have found myself subject to behaviours which I consider to be at best demotivating and at worst misleading and insulting, though never so much so I have had clear grounds for a formal complaint.

I want to leave without trouble but equally not be too helpful.

I've been asked to do a handover meeting with a new person (I don't know who they are or whether they re PAYE or consultant). I think it's unusual for someone to be asked to do a handover meeting if they've been working on a consultancy basis, and in some sense is handing over to the 'competition', even if I have 'voluntarily' given this work up. So I don't want to do this - any thoughts?

I've tried web searches on this but nothing useful has come up so if anyone knows of a usual resource let me know.

Thanks in advance.

EDIT - I'm adding some of my replies to others below so new readers have the full picture.

I've worked with the organisation for over a decade, through a very formative period in its development and its hard not to feel resentful to depart in these circumstances, where I'm essentially avoiding a negative battle by taking the high ground and walking away from it

I'm not sure a consultant would always do a handover to another consultant, especially if one has been dropped in favour of another. That admittedly is not, on the surface, the case here although after some years on the same money I asked for an increased fee which sparked two years of painful discussions with some very long gaps – at one point I was essentially deceived into thinking they would and then told they wouldn’t - plus day-to-day disrespectful/demotivating behaviour, so again I don’t feel particularly well disposed towards them or whoever they have got in instead.

I didn't lose the business, I chose to give it up. I am complying with all other handover requests including files, email and a document, my only issue is being asked to sit face to face and help out a competitor - yes i gave it up but do i still want to help them out, and should I be compelled to?

Isn't there an ethical issue here on what the client should or shouldn't ask me to do?

I'm grateful for the answers to this question but i am now deleting it

I am a consultant working with a few small organisations and I am ceasing to work with one of them. While my official reason is to do with workload (and this is genuine) the reason I chose them specifically is that the person I work to has been increasingly difficult to work with and I have found myself subject to behaviours which I consider to be at best demotivating and at worst misleading and insulting, though never so much so I have had clear grounds for a formal complaint.

I want to leave without trouble but equally not be too helpful.

I've been asked to do a handover meeting with a new person (I don't know who they are or whether they re PAYE or consultant). I think it's unusual for someone to be asked to do a handover meeting if they've been working on a consultancy basis, and in some sense is handing over to the 'competition', even if I have 'voluntarily' given this work up. So I don't want to do this - any thoughts?

I've tried web searches on this but nothing useful has come up so if anyone knows of a usual resource let me know.

Thanks in advance.

EDIT - I'm adding some of my replies to others below so new readers have the full picture.

I've worked with the organisation for over a decade, through a very formative period in its development and its hard not to feel resentful to depart in these circumstances, where I'm essentially avoiding a negative battle by taking the high ground and walking away from it

I'm not sure a consultant would always do a handover to another consultant, especially if one has been dropped in favour of another. That admittedly is not, on the surface, the case here although after some years on the same money I asked for an increased fee which sparked two years of painful discussions with some very long gaps – at one point I was essentially deceived into thinking they would and then told they wouldn’t - plus day-to-day disrespectful/demotivating behaviour, so again I don’t feel particularly well disposed towards them or whoever they have got in instead.

I didn't lose the business, I chose to give it up. I am complying with all other handover request including files, email and a document, my only issue is being asked to sit face to face and help out a competitor - yes i gave it up but do i still want to help them out, and should I be compelled to?

Isn't there an ethical issue here on what the client should or shouldn't ask me to do?

I am a consultant working with a few small organisations and I am ceasing to work with one of them. While my official reason is to do with workload (and this is genuine) the reason I chose them specifically is that the person I work to has been increasingly difficult to work with and I have found myself subject to behaviours which I consider to be at best demotivating and at worst misleading and insulting, though never so much so I have had clear grounds for a formal complaint.

I want to leave without trouble but equally not be too helpful.

I've been asked to do a handover meeting with a new person (I don't know who they are or whether they re PAYE or consultant). I think it's unusual for someone to be asked to do a handover meeting if they've been working on a consultancy basis, and in some sense is handing over to the 'competition', even if I have 'voluntarily' given this work up. So I don't want to do this - any thoughts?

I've tried web searches on this but nothing useful has come up so if anyone knows of a usual resource let me know.

Thanks in advance.

EDIT - I'm adding some of my replies to others below so new readers have the full picture.

I've worked with the organisation for over a decade, through a very formative period in its development and its hard not to feel resentful to depart in these circumstances, where I'm essentially avoiding a negative battle by taking the high ground and walking away from it

I'm not sure a consultant would always do a handover to another consultant, especially if one has been dropped in favour of another. That admittedly is not, on the surface, the case here although after some years on the same money I asked for an increased fee which sparked two years of painful discussions with some very long gaps – at one point I was essentially deceived into thinking they would and then told they wouldn’t - plus day-to-day disrespectful/demotivating behaviour, so again I don’t feel particularly well disposed towards them or whoever they have got in instead.

I didn't lose the business, I chose to give it up. I am complying with all other handover requests including files, email and a document, my only issue is being asked to sit face to face and help out a competitor - yes i gave it up but do i still want to help them out, and should I be compelled to?

Isn't there an ethical issue here on what the client should or shouldn't ask me to do?