Happens at the NHS. One trust I was at, I could pick up my e-mails for months after I'd left. I'm AC because the tech who was supervising us, who I'm friends with still works for the NHS, but at another trust. She said, quite rightly, "It's not my problem as I told them and filled in the forms informing them you'd left, the day you left. If they can't be bothered to then lock and close your account despite me giving them several warnings, that's their fault".
Quite right.
I do enjoy thinking of ways to get back in to places I've left though. Not because I'd ever do it, but to find out if it would be possible without being noticed. Sadly, it being highly illegal, you can't test your ideas out :)
Biting the hand that feeds IT
