[Closed] Today..... I am resigning

Tied round a brick?

dear boss,
I quit

in written form, as politely as possible.

no point burning any bridges.

Curl one out on the recipients desk and slot said letter of resignation right in it.?

I let my last boss go into great detail about the upcoming project he wanted me to take on before I told him. The back pedalling and confusion was priceless.

[i]Curl one out on the recipients desk and slot said letter of resignation right in it.? [/i]

bar the 'curling' bit Kryton's your man for this.

if your in an office
Book a meeting room, write it, hand it over and don't shit on the desk.

I was a little cruel that I let my boss do all the prep for my appraisal and then quit before he started.

I've promised myself to keep it professional and not go off on one.. but it's tempting to blaze up the pitch fork and issue the hob nobs to my work colleagues.

Feel ill after the Kryton comment. Would it not dissolve the desk or note?

Short and simple:

Dear Boss,

In line with the terms of my contract I am giving X months notice. This makes my final day xx/xx/xxxx.

Yours sincerely,

cardo

or the above if you don't like bridges 🙂

+1 for never burning bridges... it can be surprising how this can affect you later in life 😳

but it's tempting to blaze up the pitch fork and issue the hob nobs to my work colleagues.

On one last day the useless lass on our team said something and I may have let rip about how shit she was. This was just before she had a disciplinary meeting. She stormed out and quit in the middle of it. My boss and his boss put a lot of money behind the bar in thanks for saving them the hassle of getting rid of her 🙂 So check if they need anything saying in the next month.

+1 for never burning bridges... it can be surprising how this can affect you later in life

Talking from experience.?

The only way to do it is by cake of course

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Ming the Merciless - Member
Feel ill after the Kryton comment. Would it not dissolve the desk or note?

After about 3 years of subscription membership, I finally feel I've reached a level of [s]acceptance [/s] reputation on the STW forum.

Perhaps not in the way I might have wanted to though.

4 weeks ago I said "It's about time I moved on", boss said "Yep, I understand people need to move on." And that was about it 😆

Penultimate day here, no one lined up to replace me (there's only me and him in the office), Boss said earlier "Um, I suppose I'd better learn how to use the software you use. Well, too late now!" Almighty-being-of-your-choice help him!

Cheers,
Jamie

I have got to get my timing right too... we are due a bonus the first sales bonus for 2 years!. If I quit before they cook the figures then my bonus will be a boiled sweet or something of similar value. It is pay day so I think an exchange of envelopes is called for.... I suppose I could just write [b]I QUIT[/b] on mine.

wwaswas -

Curl one out on the recipients desk and slot said letter of resignation right in it.?

bar the 'curling' bit Kryton's your man for this.

Through the medium of interpretative dance.

I gave a polite, professional, to the point letter informing them of 4 weeks notice. I stood there as he read it. Once he read it, I handed him my leave card with my three remaining weeks booked on it.

He looked at me a bit puzzled.

"that's right", I said. "my last day is this Friday".

we need more info before we can advise, we need to know why, then depending on the why will help the collective hive mind to point you to the appropriate delivery method.

He looked at me a bit puzzled.

"that's right", I said. "my last day is this Friday".

Companies are allowed to not approve that holiday request (but pay you for outstanding holiday, of course)

clubber - Member

He looked at me a bit puzzled.
"that's right", I said. "my last day is this Friday".

Companies are allowed to not approve that holiday request (but pay you for outstanding holiday, of course)

Was it not already approved?

I reckon I would be the sort of boss that replied no it's not

Fine, here's my sick note.

[i]Any interesting suggestions for the method of delivery?[/i]

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As part of leaving and having a notice it's normal to hand over and do things properly. I guess if you want to avoid that you could do it without pay.

The reasons for leaving are reasonably straight forward:

Prospects for promotion --- NIL
Payrises in the last 5 years despite hitting my targets -- NIL
Training budget for staff -- NIL
Career development -- NIL

The realisation that I am going to be doing the same thing as I have for the last 8 years possibly for the next 8 years -- VERY HIGH
The boss telling us that there is no money for pay rises when they book holidays to St Lucia, pay for son and daughters new cars, driving lessons and insurance and university fees ,private regs on all of the company vehicles.
There is more but I can't really divulge that...

TBH when I left my last 'employed' job to move over to our own business I knew it was going to happen approx. 3-4 months in advance, I let my boss know as soon as I was sure and all round bosses customers etc it was appreciated as it gave them time to plan/ replace me.

Don't have to be polite these days when facing zombie maggots, just do whatever you think is right.

Benelli M4 pumping throughout the office? No?

Bit late for you now but you could always tweet your resignation 24 hours in advance 😆

after id done my 20 years i gave a very polite months notice, the area manager came down had a chat his parting shot was 'you wont leave....' at the end of the day i put my phone laptop and car keys in the store safe and went home.. i havent been back since.. the incompetant fools continued to pay me for 4 months after i had left..

the hustler - Member

TBH when I left my last 'employed' job to move over to our own business I knew it was going to happen approx. 3-4 months in advance, I let my boss know as soon as I was sure and all round bosses customers etc it was appreciated as it gave them time to plan/ replace me.

You do that only when they have been nice to you.

The reasons for leaving are reasonably straight forward:

Prospects for promotion --- NIL
Payrises in the last 5 years despite hitting my targets -- NIL
Training budget for staff -- NIL
Career development -- NIL

Understandable.

The boss telling us that there is no money for pay rises when they book holidays to St Lucia, pay for son and daughters new cars, driving lessons and insurance and university fees ,private regs on all of the company vehicles.

Part of the process, welcome to real life as an employee, suck it up.

Never burn bridges.

You might need trolls to do your bidding, one day.

Worked for three companies in total, and one college. Currently self-employed.

Tempting as it is to write a snotty resign letter, I decided (and was advised) it wasn't way forward, probably right. Mentally compose it but don't write it (or send it). Came close.

Strange attitude by some don't you think, STW aside for a moment, Shirley you'd just be polite and succinct, no?

Yep, being polite costs nothing and despite what you may think right now (understandably), they can't have been that bad to you if you have been there 8 years.

Polite and professional option is the winner to be honest despite the temptation to vent a spleen or two. This really should have happened before but time flies and unless you are forced to do something it's easier to just stay put and keep turning up... I have now got an opportunity to retrain and go back to the tools working locally and in an environment that isn't the same office every day. I did vow to myself that was the last time I was going to be told "well done great job , oh sorry no pay rise this year" as they shake your hand 😡

Be polite if they have not treated you like a slave or violated, as in probing, you in anyway.

If they have been cocks in the past then let loose Benneli M4. No need to be polite. Life is too short to say "thank you" after being stepped on. Set the example for all employers. Including yourself.

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Life is too short to say "thank you" after being stepped on. Set the example for all employers. Including yourself.

Unless of course you come across your ex-employer in another job (which is often the case), then you'll find you've cut off your nose to spite your face etc....

footflaps - Member

Unless of course you come across your ex-employer in another job (which is often the case), then you'll find you've cut off your nose to spite your face etc....

There is such possibility but rather remote. You cannot live in fear. But then in the unfortunate case you got the ex-boss as your boss and if s/he is trying it again, then you get proper medieval on him/her because s/he has not learned the lesson. The cycle goes on ... 🙄

I tried not to burn my bridges with a previous employer, so nice letter delivered in person, full explanation of leaving, college course, exams etc (which they knew about) and a change in career after college, even gave them 6 weeks rather than 2 weeks notice.
Then my line manager ignored me for the next 6 weeks and on the final day I was escorted from the building earlier so I couldn't even say goodbye to friends etc.

Do not resign until bonus is banked. They will obviously reduce if not eliminate. Don't fall for that.

Use very short, written letter. Polite and to the point.

Do not raise any grievance verbally or in written form. It REALLY is the worst thing to do however tempting.

Take the bonus, give the letter in, depart of cordial terms.

luke - Member

Then my line manager ignored me for the next 6 weeks and on the final day I was escorted from the building earlier so I couldn't even say goodbye to friends etc.

"Nice"! 😯

You clearly did not see that coming. 😆

Do you need a reference?
If not perhaps you're feeling a little unwell 3 days every week. Paid time to mountain biking!

jekkyl - Member

Do you need a reference?

That is a pain if you need reference because that is their come back to you. 😯

When recruiting people, when I was the evil HR long time ago, I only read reference as it is. I may ask some questions about them but nothing to affect my judgement. However, bureaucrats do love good references because they tick the boxes.

The boss telling us that there is no money for pay rises when they book holidays to St Lucia, pay for son and daughters new cars, driving lessons and insurance and university fees ,private regs on all of the company vehicles.

(Vanity plates on company vehicles - esp signwritten ones - are a massive **** tho)

Never burn bridges - best career move I ever got was from a former boss who had stuffed me stupid when I worked for him but gave me a glowing reference when I needed it.

Never burn bridges - best career move I ever got was from a former boss who had stuffed me stupid when I worked for him but gave me a glowing reference when I needed it.

This. Just had a sod of an ex-boss put me forward for a great, unadvertised job.

Long time ago now - I let my HoD know privately that I was contemplating leaving and would he like me to bring someone else up-to-speed on new stuff I was doing. So he mentioned it at the HoDs' meeting and it was all around the office by lunchtime.

It's always hard letting an employer go. I try to break it to them simply and honestly. Thank them for all that they have done, offer assistance with the transition etc. It just feels better.

ourmaninthenorth - Member

Never burn bridges - best career move I ever got was from a former boss who had stuffed me stupid when I worked for him but gave me a glowing reference when I needed it.

This. Just had a sod of an ex-boss put me forward for a great, unadvertised job.

The reason for this is to pass on trouble to potential competitors. i.e. usually when the boss considers that you are still the same pain in the backside (the ex-boss' assumption) they want to ensure the competitors get the same treatment.

In a way they not exactly thinking of you but rather wish their competitors get all the troubles from you.

😆

That's it done and dusted.... 😀

Quite painless really and not too awkward or uncomfortable.

A face to face chat with the bosses and colleagues individually and now it's the count down to emptying the desk and offski. Thanks for the suggestions and replies.

You did better than me: I got outstandingly drunk and rang my boss at 3am, telling him to shove his job up his arris.

cardo - Member
That's it done and dusted....

Quite painless really and not too awkward or uncomfortable.

A face to face chat with the bosses and colleagues individually and now it's the count down to emptying the desk and offski. Thanks for the suggestions and replies.

Doh, it's too late for me to help here then, how much notice did you give? Have you elsewhere to go?

It's always better to have the next job lined up before ditching the old one, personally I'd have given a sob story about not being able to manage due to <insert any number of reasons from lame to fantastic, lay a guilt trip on them> in an attempt to have them try to keep me, which would a)Boost your confidence for the next job and maybe b)Leave the door open should things go pear shape and you need to return for a meal of humble pie.

+1 on never burn bridges unless total arseholishness has been dispensed in your direction.

I've never understood the urge to leave in a storm of "setting people straight". They'll think you're a dick and will put whatever point you may have had into the bin. If you leave in a constructive way or at the very least a quiet way, the worst they can say is that you left. Life's too short to make enemies for no reason.

No matter how pissed off you are (if you indeed are!) I fully support the don't burn any bridges option. Be polite and professional and steer clear of any discussion of why or where you're going. Avoid exit interviews if at all possible.

While you need to be formal with a letter it's definitely better to hand it over if you can.

and now it's the count down to emptying the desk and offski.

Good luck in your new venture whatever it may be....