Resigning

[Cruyff14]

I am in the midst of changing jobs. Just waiting on the contract from my soon to be new employer, which obviously means I will resign at my current place of emplyoment.

I'll be sad to leave in a way. Met some great people who I intend to keep in touch with, learned a lot about myself as a person. My manager has taught me a lot too. But it's time for a change.

It will be a shock to them. I wasn't actively looking for work, I was approached and offered a job. Someone else in my team resigned and they finish tomorrow. We're flat stick at the moment and while my notice period is four weeks, there is a chance I may be walked (very slim though).

I'll be honest and say I was approached, and I've accepted the offer.

So, those of you who have resigned, how'd you do it?

 

[Gralin]

Sometimes it is more satisfying than others

I've always done it in person with a conversation and had the letter ready to hand over

 

[Hawk Dork]

hate filled email works best

 

[SHAKESPEARE]

Burn all of the bridges.

 

[Scotland]

Resigned from my first part time job by doing up a quick letter then handing it to the boss and saying I had finished uni and was going to go and get a career job. They knew it was coming and it was probably my 6th or 7th different manager and maybe 50 or 60% of the staff had turned over from when I started. While I was a pretty good shelf stacker and general dogsbody (by virtue of most of the other kids being hopeless) I was eminently replaceable in a supermarket chain that employs 100,000 people.

Resigned from my first career job similarly, chat with the boss and a letter. Explained that I'd been offered another position in a field that was more where I wanted to go and he was fine with it. Was a smallish firm (10-20 people) so one person leaving can have an impact. My notice period was two weeks and I ended up doing four to tie up loose ends, having a week off then starting the next job on the 1st of whatever month it was. I didn't leave because I hated the people so no need to create bad blood.

One day I'll go full Kevin Spacey in American Beauty. One day...

 

[Bingle_21]

My last day is tomorrow. Pretty uneventful notice. Managed remotely from Sydney so just rang manger and told her, then sent through the formal letter. Requested they knock a few days off the notice period so I could have a week off in between which they agreed to (but had been there nearly 10 years so plenty of good will built).

 

[perthblue]

steal as much office stationery as possible before u go

 

[Hawk Dork]

steal as much office stationery as possible before u go

should be well stocked as it is

 

[Quivorir]

Leave no bridges unburned. Go out in a blaze of glory. Shit on your bosses desk.

 

[Cruyff14]

Resigned from my first part time job by doing up a quick letter then handing it to the boss and saying I had finished uni and was going to go and get a career job. They knew it was coming and it was probably my 6th or 7th different manager and maybe 50 or 60% of the staff had turned over from when I started. While I was a pretty good shelf stacker and general dogsbody (by virtue of most of the other kids being hopeless) I was eminently replaceable in a supermarket chain that employs 100,000 people.

Resigned from my first career job similarly, chat with the boss and a letter. Explained that I'd been offered another position in a field that was more where I wanted to go and he was fine with it. Was a smallish firm (10-20 people) so one person leaving can have an impact. My notice period was two weeks and I ended up doing four to tie up loose ends, having a week off then starting the next job on the 1st of whatever month it was. I didn't leave because I hated the people so no need to create bad blood.

One day I'll go full Kevin Spacey in American Beauty. One day...

Yeah, I plan on leaving on good terms. I want it to be as amicable as possible. My relationship with my manager is strong. But as I've said, it will be a complete shock and it's really going to make it hard on her given how much crap is going on at the moment. Though, evidently, that's not my issue.

I will be as honest as I can. I'll say I've been offered another job, I wasn't looking, and I've accepted it because it's too good to turn down.

She'll be shocked and I honestly don't know how she'll take it. I think a combination of shock/disappoint/sad/happy (for me).

 

[tryitout]

Falsify documents and make yourself redundant. Get a nice little pay off (some of which you give to the person falsifying documents) and enjoy a couple of weeks holiday.

 

[PT Bar None]

If you're handy to have around and they're getting your skills cheap (which in your case sounds like it could be true), be prepared for them to make counter offers or ask what it would take to get you to stay. Not at the time you resign to your manager, but a day or few later once the news has progressed upwards. If someone of weight wants "a quick chat before we finalise things", they can be challenging, FYI.

That said, well done and good luck with the next gig!

 

[CheapCharlie]

If you have a good relationship with the company just give the letter and say u have been offered and accepted a new job.
Employees come and go so an owner or manager can deal with it.

If a company wants to keep you they can pay more or offer you a new role
Not your concern if they are busy or not. Look after yourself first and maintain a good relationship when leaving of possible.

 

[Gigantic]

I went through the process quite recently. A bit hard for me because the manager and supervisor were still there and they were both there for my initial interview and had a huge role in my development throughout my time at the company.

 

[Scotland]

If you're handy to have around and they're getting your skills cheap (which in your case sounds like it could be true), be prepared for them to make counter offers or ask what it would take to get you to stay. Not at the time you resign to your manager, but a day or few later once the news has progressed upwards. If someone of weight wants "a quick chat before we finalise things", they can be challenging, FYI.

That said, well done and good luck with the next gig!

IMO the time to negotiate is before resigning.

'I'm getting X. Y has offered me Z. What say you?'. If you've made your mind up to go you shouldn't go back on it.

Also if my company values me at X and Y values me at a shit ton more I'd be a bit disappointed if my company then turned around immediately and said 'oh yeah we'll give you that no worries'.

 

[GreyCrow]

Yeah, I plan on leaving on good terms. I want it to be as amicable as possible. My relationship with my manager is strong. But as I've said, it will be a complete shock and it's really going to make it hard on her given how much crap is going on at the moment. Though, evidently, that's not my issue.

I will be as honest as I can. I'll say I've been offered another job, I wasn't looking, and I've accepted it because it's too good to turn down.

She'll be shocked and I honestly don't know how she'll take it. I think a combination of shock/disappoint/sad/happy (for me).

Did you ever think of chatting to them before hand and asking them to match?

 

[MrsEddieBetts]

Sometimes it is more satisfying than others

I've always done it in person with a conversation and had the letter ready to hand over

Same

 

[revo333]

I'll be sad to leave in a way. Met some great people who I intend to keep in touch with, learned a lot about myself as a person. My manager has taught me a lot too. But it's time for a change.

Change can be a good thing and only you know when it's your time to go.

I wouldn't make a big deal out of it unless they make an effort to try and make you stay which will then give you something to really think about. A good company would be prepared for these kind of situations and it's not your problem if they are not.

I resigned from a job nearly 15 years ago and got along very well with a few people and thought we would keep in touch, however this didn't happen and it was a good life lesson that sometimes the company you leave and it's people will move on from you as well. Although it might be easier these days to keep in contact with ex workmates i'd be prepared for those friendships to fade away as time moves on. However if they continue then you know that they are friendships worth persisting with!

 

[PT Bar None]

IMO the time to negotiate is before resigning.

'I'm getting X. Y has offered me Z. What say you?'. If you've made your mind up to go you shouldn't go back on it.

Also if my company values me at X and Y values me at a shit ton more I'd be a bit disappointed if my company then turned around immediately and said 'oh yeah we'll give you that no worries'.

I agree. If you're going, you go.

I'm just stating that, in my experience, the bolded section can happen. And it's often delivered via someone more senior than your normal manager, and it can be a high pressure situation. Being prepared for that helps.

 

[Mister_X]

Write and sign a a letter. hand it to them in person.

Bosses Name,

I hereby resign from <employer> effective as of today <date>

<Name>
<Role>
<Signature>

 

[Scotland]

I've worked with plenty of yo-yo co workers. Some have even had multiple stints with the same organisation.

It's pretty uncommon in footy for players do a Dayne Beams and start out at a club, move to another and then go back to the original club. It happens, but it's not a regular occurrence. Fans get emotional and call them traitors and mercenaries and whatnot but life goes on. In the NBA where there's a lot more player movement players yo-yo all the time. Joe Smith played for the 76ers twice, the TWolves twice and the Cavs twice. Players are basically commodities there but you don't need to trash talk every team that trades you because you don't know what the future will hold.

Good lesson for regular life. A new job could be awesome or it could be shit. You could be frustrated where you are then realise 6 months later it actually wasn't that bad and if you've called everyone a bunch of kents on the way out you've slammed a door shut.

 

[Scotland]

I agree. If you're going, you go.

I'm just stating that, in my experience, the bolded section can happen. And it's often delivered via someone more senior than your normal manager, and it can be a high pressure situation. Being prepared for that helps.

Yep it absolutely can happen. I interviewed for a position once and they offered me a good pay rise but I didn't like the role itself and I told my boss they'd contacted me and offered me the position for a better salary and wangled a pay rise out of it. Not an identical offer, but something like 10% more instead of 20% or along those lines. Basically said that I wasn't actively looking but if I was going to keep getting better offers I would look at them. You can do that once in a while but if you're fielding offers and asking for more every few months it's not a good look. I've seen that done.

An old work friend of mine quit and then his boss offered him more money to say. He said he had already decided to leave and signed a contract and the boss then told him 'good, if you had said yes I wouldn't have respected you'. Dick.

 

[SHAKESPEARE]

I was down in the dumps at my current place of work and was on the verge of just quitting without having anything lined up. I was overworked and because i started as an unpaid intern, my boss signed me up cheap and then played the "Sorry no payrises, only in line with inflation". So after 3 years i am still shit kicking around on a ~40k a year wage because "there is no money for pay rises".

He ends up getting made redundant and then i report to an International manager who give me a 60% payrise and says i am an important part of the company. I was looking for jobs and mentioned i was looking to leave before my old boss was shitcanned, so i am glad i stayed around.

Coming up to the first set of payrises since that happened, so i want to see what they do, because i am still underpaid severely for the work i do.

 

[Shell]

My cuz said he was going to the toilet and never went back srs.

 

[Shell]

Resigned from my first part time job by doing up a quick letter then handing it to the boss and saying I had finished uni and was going to go and get a career job. They knew it was coming and it was probably my 6th or 7th different manager and maybe 50 or 60% of the staff had turned over from when I started. While I was a pretty good shelf stacker and general dogsbody (by virtue of most of the other kids being hopeless) I was eminently replaceable in a supermarket chain that employs 100,000 people.

Resigned from my first career job similarly, chat with the boss and a letter. Explained that I'd been offered another position in a field that was more where I wanted to go and he was fine with it. Was a smallish firm (10-20 people) so one person leaving can have an impact. My notice period was two weeks and I ended up doing four to tie up loose ends, having a week off then starting the next job on the 1st of whatever month it was. I didn't leave because I hated the people so no need to create bad blood.

One day I'll go full Kevin Spacey in American Beauty. One day...

Movie "life as a house " with Kevin Klein has a brilliant quitting scene at the beginning. Goes fully postal just without a gun

Fwiw ive only ever had to quit one casual job- just simply told them today was my last shift. Other jobs have lost mainly thru contracts ending, have never been fired.