How to resign

Sepeng said:
Mate if you don't resign by throwing a bunch of papers into the air and storming off in the middle of a meeting you're doing it all wrong.
OK granted that is a bit tough with folk working from home but still, a scene is necessary.

Keep it short, simple, be polite and thank them for the opportunity. You never know these days, the number of people I've seen returning to their previous place is surprisingly high.
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I should maybe record my superman desk dance and play it over a company Teams meeting?
 
@RedViking,

Just my thoughts.

I would draft the letter or email upfront. When it is ready, then call him or meet with him to tell him that you are resigning. Thereafter, hand over the letter or send the email.

When you are ready to leave, be sure you in your mind that this is it. In other words, can he persuade you to stay? In my experience, if you are persuaded to stay, to an extent, you lose some of your position of 'power'. It makes it that much harder to leave. Also, if you are persuaded to stay, what happens in two months if you still have the feeling that you should have left. Will you be truly happy if you do not make the make move.

Never burn bridges. At least, this is my personal philosophy. You never know in your line of business where your paths may cross. You also do not want him to be bad-mouthing your reputation. So I always try to make sure that things are polite, cordial, and friendly. If he explodes, it is on him. You leave with a clean conscience.
 
McT said:
@RedViking,

Just my thoughts.

I would draft the letter or email upfront. When it is ready, then call him or meet with him to tell him that you are resigning. Thereafter, hand over the letter or send the email.

When you are ready to leave, be sure you in your mind that this is it. In other words, can he persuade you to stay? In my experience, if you are persuaded to stay, to an extent, you lose some of your position of 'power'. It makes it that much harder to leave. Also, if you are persuaded to stay, what happens in two months if you still have the feeling that you should have left. Will you be truly happy if you do not make the make move.

Never burn bridges. At least, this is my personal philosophy. You never know in your line of business where your paths may cross. You also do not want him to be bad-mouthing your reputation. So I always try to make sure that things are polite, cordial, and friendly. If he explodes, it is on him. You leave with a clean conscience.
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Those are good points. If I leave there will be no way for him to convince me to stay and if the new opportunity works out he will not be able to afford a counter offer anyways.
 
As someone who has been on both sides of the table, here is some stuff I've learnt.

Whenever I've resigned, i've never, ever made it personal, even if it was. I would suggest that you try the meeting first (if you can do it face-to-face) if not, then a zoom / skype call. Don't take the cowards way out and just send them an email.

Make it professional, tell them honestly that you have found an opportunity that you think is going to further your career and that you valued your time at their company.
Try your best to point out the positives only, avoid being negative unless they pointedly ask you, again be gentle.

As a boss I want to know if i've done something wrong, and while I do appreciate CONSTRUCTIVE criticism, if you start getting personal and rude, I'm immediately going to discount anything that you say.

Remember that most professional / semi-professional industries in this country are pretty small, i've often had people's CVs come across my desk that I either worked with, or knew in another aspect (school / varsity)
So, remember, do not burn bridges. Your name will come up, it comes back to haunt you.
 
ozziej said:
As someone who has been on both sides of the table, here is some stuff I've learnt.

Whenever I've resigned, i've never, ever made it personal, even if it was. I would suggest that you try the meeting first (if you can do it face-to-face) if not, then a zoom / skype call. Don't take the cowards way out and just send them an email.

Make it professional, tell them honestly that you have found an opportunity that you think is going to further your career and that you valued your time at their company.
Try your best to point out the positives only, avoid being negative unless they pointedly ask you, again be gentle.

As a boss I want to know if i've done something wrong, and while I do appreciate CONSTRUCTIVE criticism, if you start getting personal and rude, I'm immediately going to discount anything that you say.

Remember that most professional / semi-professional industries in this country are pretty small, i've often had people's CVs come across my desk that I either worked with, or knew in another aspect (school / varsity)
So, remember, do not burn bridges. Your name will come up, it comes back to haunt you.
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Agree. I have no intention to make it personal or rude. My reason at this point is because a new opportunity is right around the corner, and nothing will stop me if it materialises. There is no reason for me to throw insults or tell him the way he runs the business and treat his employees is not right, as it won't make difference.

If I am still stuck here for another 6 months, unfortunately the story might change completely.
 
Just as another note, do not accept counter offers either. There are two reasons for this.

1. If you had a reason for leaving, money is usually not the real / only reason, if they couldn't pay you more before, why do they suddenly want to pay you more now?

2. As an employer, i've NEVER done a counter offer, even if I know someone is fishing for one, because then I know they're just after money and I'm not going to trust them to stick around.

Nothing irritates me more than when I go through a hiring / interview process only to have someone tell me they accepted a counter offer. This is a burning a bridge moment. Trust me, if your CV comes up again (and its happened) - it goes straight to my dustbin.
 
maumau said:
Dear xyz,

I hereby wish to tender my resignation terminating my employment on .....

(Optional:
Thank you for the opportunity, I have enjoyed working with you.)

Kind Regards
RedViking
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This.

Short. Simple. Courteous. The option of thanking them for the time spent and wishing them well in the future is fine, but keep discussions and details out of it. Save that for the in person or telephone meeting.

The 2 times I've resigned it was in person, followed up by the letter to be filed. No point regurgitating what was discussed onto a letter.

If your issue is monetary, set up a meeting to discuss a raise - don't ever resign and then fall for a counter offer. It'll sour the relationship even further.

My 1st boss did NOT take it well, he was annoyed at me leaving after being "trained by him" - despite working there 6 years and carrying most of the load. 2nd boss was chill and understood.

Good luck going forward!
 
RedViking said:
I guess it might be a stupid question to some. But I have no idea how to resign, or how to write a formal letter or introduction that is a bit more personal. I know there will be a letter that shouldn't say,
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Hey, I was in the exact same boat just over 2 years ago. I have never resigned or been fired before and I had to resign from my company after 12 years and it took me a full week to put a couple of paragraphs together.

Keep it to the point. No need to get into details. Be professional.

I gave my manager a heads-up verbally before I sent the email but if we weren't friends I would have just sent the email.
 
ozziej said:
Nothing irritates me more than when I go through a hiring / interview process only to have someone tell me they accepted a counter offer. This is a burning a bridge moment. Trust me, if your CV comes up again (and its happened) - it goes straight to my dustbin.
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Completely agree. The minute someone does this to me, I never consider them again. It burns any chance of future employment.

Voicy said:
My 1st boss did NOT take it well, he was annoyed at me leaving after being "trained by him" - despite working there 6 years and carrying most of the load. 2nd boss was chill and understood.
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I have only ever had to resign once. Mine was cordial and went well. However, every time I have applied for a different position in the company I was working in, I let my manager know of my application and reasons for the application. Getting ahead of the news is so much easier than trying to catch up after the fact.
 
When I resigned from a previous job my official resignation letter was barely 2 lines long.
 
This is the correct way:

Dear [employers_name]/

RESIGNATION

I regret to advise that I will be leaving the employ of [Company_name] on [Date_one_caledar_month_away].

Thank you for all the opportunities the company has given me. I believe that it is time for me to move on in order to grow my career and experience.

I request that any outstanding leave be converted to cash and paid with my last salary

or

I will take the leave days owing to me from ___________ to ____________.

Kind Regards

____________

Just note that the employer cannot force you to take leave in the last month nor can you demand it. This is something you have to discuss with your employer.
 
Datura said:
Hey, I was in the exact same boat just over 2 years ago. I have never resigned or been fired before and I had to resign from my company after 12 years and it took me a full week to put a couple of paragraphs together.

Keep it to the point. No need to get into details. Be professional.

I gave my manager a heads-up verbally before I sent the email but if we weren't friends I would have just sent the email.
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Okay, I am glad everyone mentions I must first talk to him before sending the mail. It makes sense.
 
Then there is always this method:

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RedViking said:
Okay, I am glad everyone mentions I must first talk to him before sending the mail. It makes sense.
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Some will email before talking. Depends on the kind of person you are and how well you deal with confrontation of the issue.

Obviously they will be surprised (though maybe not) and they will ask you why you're leaving. They might also ask where you're going. They might also be annoyed depending on how their day/personal life is going and how you present the topic.

If you're happy answering those questions and dealing with a potential sad/annoyed face, then talking first is good.

If you're emotionally non-confrontational, then maybe do the email approach first so they can deal with that by themselves.
 
Keep your nose clean.
Do not bad mouth at all.
Make sure you have written offer from new job before you resign.
 
Leave on a good note and be cordial and professional. Burning bridges is never a good thing - who knows what the future holds. Call your manager (boss is such a negative word) and explain the reasons why you are leaving, and offer brief thanks and state that you will make it official via e-mail.

Or you could go by challenging your manager to a fist fight in front of all the staff, and the winner has to pay the loser a months salary or openly state that he prefers the company of men and loves guzzling sausage.
 
Voicy said:
Short. Simple. Courteous. The option of thanking them for the time spent and wishing them well in the future is fine, but keep discussions and details out of it. Save that for the in person or telephone meeting.
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I agree with this in principal, but sometimes you want an audit trail depending on what's discussed.

Always good to do a confirmation email of whatever was agreed upon at the end (at the least).
 
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