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What an honest leaving-do speech would sound like

The words that a departing employee will never hear

WHEN HARRY told me that he was leaving the company, one of the first things he said to me was that he didn’t like sentimental goodbyes. I have decided to take him at his word. Everything you will hear me say tonight is unvarnished and to the point, just like the man himself.

This article appeared in the Business section of the print edition under the headline “The toast with the most”

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