How to leave your job?

tidusjar

tidusjar

tidusjar

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Hey guys,

I've landed a job and it's my 3rd week in.

Basically i've been offered a better job (and better pay) by a different company that I want to take. I start on the 3rd Dec.

Earlier today I told my manager verbally that I would like to leave, she insisted that I sleep on it and come back to her in the morning with any suggestions to keep me here. She seems very keen on me staying.

I told her the job is not what I expected and is not for me. I wanted a more of an hands on IT role, she was asking for examples of the work I would like to do to see if she can incorporate it into my current job.

I find it quite awkward as i've kind of wasted their time with training and what not...


Any advice?


TL;DR just started job and want to leave for a better job. Advice please.
 
You would need to formally hand in your notice. Your contract should detail the length of notice you must work before you can leave ect.

Im no expert mind, so somebody else will prob have a better answer.
 
Also, ensure you had no contractual obligations regarding training - some companies state that any money spent on training will have to be repaid (fully or partially) if you leave within X amount of months of said training.
 
Tell them this:

tidusjar said:
Basically i've been offered a better job (and better pay) by a different company that I want to take. I start on the 3rd Dec.
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Then ask them why you should stay with them. If they offer you something better than the other job then stay, if not then leave.
 
tres said:
Also, ensure you had no contractual obligations regarding training - some companies state that any money spent on training will have to be repaid (fully or partially) if you leave within X amount of months of said training.
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Def check into this, quite common these days.
 
Dear (insert name here)

I thank you for choosing me for employment at your company, and whilst I have only been here for a short period of time I appreciate the opputunity you gave me. Unfortunately, the job I am enrolled to do was not what I was expecting, and another job has been given to me which is more towards what I was expecting and to which maximizes my skills range.

I thank you once again for the opputunity of employment, and give you 1 weeks notice from (insert date here) to which my final working day would be (insert date here)

(name0
(signitature)

correct my retardish spelling mistakes..



or you could just write one saying

i am giving you one weeks notice

signed...
 
I'm a proponent of the Chris Brown method.

No, not beating a woman so severely that she requires hospital treatment, but that you should leave by throwing a chair through a window, then storming out with your shirt off.

That's how mature business is conducted.
 
Jonnybmac said:
Hugs and flowers and niceness and politeness and loveliness and padding it out with stuff that isnt needed.
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I'd go for the below as 9/10 you get an "exiting interview" where you can voice why you are leaving.
I wore shorts and a tshirt on my last day. (Very suit and tie place)
"Please consider this to be official notice of my decision to leave (company name)

Thanks
Like a bossman"
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Try and get more money out of the company you're with now, or say you'll leave.

May as well give it a shot.
 
Jonnybmac said:
Dear (insert name here)

I thank you for choosing me for employment at your company, and whilst I have only been here for a short period of time I appreciate the opputunity you gave me. Unfortunately, the job I am enrolled to do was not what I was expecting, and another job has been given to me which is more towards what I was expecting and to which maximizes my skills range.

I thank you once again for the opputunity of employment, and give you 1 weeks notice from (insert date here) to which my final working day would be (insert date here)

(name0
(signitature)

correct my retardish spelling mistakes..



or you could just write one saying

i am giving you one weeks notice

signed...
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Alternatively, write to them in English.
 
Life is to short to sit around and wander. You said so yourself you're in a job that is not what you expected and you have been given a better job with more pay!

You owe the current company no loyalty, they will find someone else to do your job. You're obviously not going to be happy doing a job that is not for you so why waste your own time and theirs?

Take the better job! :D
 
Thanks for the advice. I shall prep up a small written notice in the morning. And no there was no money spend on training. It was basically one employee showing me stuff.
 
In answer to your question...:..... Leave in style.

Don't feel guilty about accepting a better offer. I'm sure those who hired you would do the same, in your position.
 
tres said:
Also, ensure you had no contractual obligations regarding training - some companies state that any money spent on training will have to be repaid (fully or partially) if you leave within X amount of months of said training.
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It's highly unlikely they've sent him on expensive external training courses within 3 weeks of starting unless they're very stupid.

If you have no intention of staying just had in a written notice. If you could be persuaded, negotiate.

If you leave they'll probably be quite ******, and send you on gardening leave.
 
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Don't do anything until you have the other offer in writing and have seen a contract.

At that point you can hand in your notice or attempt to open negotiations with your current employer
 
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