Advice regarding work - Thinking of quitting

Well chaps, I've decided 99% that I'm going to hand my notice in. I've got a few interviews over the next couple of weeks which I'm really rather nervous about but still!

Can anyone suggest me a decent way to go about handing my notice in, I've never quit from somewhere before now so want to make sure I do it properly. I was considering adding that I'd be happy to come back and fix their wireless network should it go wrong (I set up and configured a pfsense based solution) but am unsure whether to bother adding that or not?

I don't think raising a formal grievance will do me much good, and infact I think it'd harm my ability to get a good reference from the place.
 
Don;t come back and fix anything - once you've quit - stay quit.

This was my recent resignation letter - nothing fancy but was all that is required.

After careful consideration, please accept this letter as formal notification that I am resigning from my position as a Financial Planner with immediate effect.

Thank you for the opportunities over the last nine months that you have provided me with, and I wish you and the business all the best for the future.

Yours sincerely
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Good luck to you fella. With the universe on your side you'll look back on this decision and smile.

Cut and run though, sod the network support. It may be your nice guy approach that led to the fleckers grinding you down. Don't burn your bridges, but all the same make a clean break to the greener grass and other mixed metaphors :P

As for the resignation, just call your manager aside and inform him calmly and confidently of your decision.

Hope it works out for you.
 
Don't quit because that isn't going to help you out. Just see how lazy you can be while looking for other work. At the same time make sure you document every instance of attempting to put your point across to management (bcc a personal email account as you do it). Any responses make sure you reply to so that they can also be bcc'd to your personal account. Then go and see a solicitor and take them to the cleaners.

A guy just left the company I work at with 6 months pay and kept a bunch of expensive computer kit that he had been assigned because they didn't want the hassle of going to court and losing (they basically took his job away from him but didn't want to discuss any of it, so he was left with literally nothing to do). He'd have gotten nothing if he'd just quit.
 
booyaka said:
Don;t come back and fix anything - once you've quit - stay quit.

This was my recent resignation letter - nothing fancy but was all that is required.
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I think the above may be the option I go with, was unsure whether to state my reasons for resignation to them - though I'm sure that they are actually aware.

randal said:
Head held high and smiling? :D
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I think so mate, I've thought about it since I posted this, I was tempted to go back but they think I'm going straight back into handling of heavy goods amongst other things and it just isn't going to happen.

I had a message from one of the ladies in the office telling me to get well soon and that they missed me. I bet they do - another chap rang me and told me a few machines had gone down and they'd had various issues -I bet its cost them a fortune in my time off.

Daftbrown said:
Good luck to you fella. With the universe on your side you'll look back on this decision and smile.

Cut and run though, sod the network support. It may be your nice guy approach that led to the fleckers grinding you down. Don't burn your bridges, but all the same make a clean break to the greener grass and other mixed metaphors :P

As for the resignation, just call your manager aside and inform him calmly and confidently of your decision.

Hope it works out for you.
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Thanks a lot! You're probably right RE the network support. I'll have to give up the passwords and all the other stuff to someone there though as its only me who knows how to configure it.

Caged said:
Don't quit because that isn't going to help you out. Just see how lazy you can be while looking for other work. At the same time make sure you document every instance of attempting to put your point across to management (bcc a personal email account as you do it). Any responses make sure you reply to so that they can also be bcc'd to your personal account. Then go and see a solicitor and take them to the cleaners.

A guy just left the company I work at with 6 months pay and kept a bunch of expensive computer kit that he had been assigned because they didn't want the hassle of going to court and losing (they basically took his job away from him but didn't want to discuss any of it, so he was left with literally nothing to do). He'd have gotten nothing if he'd just quit.
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I don't think I have anything that I am legally entitled to or that would be worth pursuing really! They have treated me like a dog, but I'm not sure I want the stress of a long drawn out process where it would require me to return there to work. :(
 
Sadly some managers still take someone moving onto better things or leaving the company as a personal slight against them rather than treating it professionally as they should.

Bad mouthing you in front of customers and clients is highly unprofessional as well. As above, raise an official grievance to his manager and HR.

As for the extra work it's a difficult position. Stopping doing it and there's a chance you'll be seen as 'not going the extra mile' and 'not helping the team/business succeed' which can have repercussions in itself. Again you really need to speak to your manager about the IT work, but state that it's preventing you from doing your own work and doing it to the best of your ability rather than 'I don't want to do it anymore.'

Or, after reading the thread in full, keep it short and to the point regarding your notice, thank them for the opportunity and everything you've learned.
 
It sounds like you're a nice bloke and that's probably partly why this 'Jim' has been causing trouble and giving you grief. I'm generally a nice, friendly person to work with and on the whole I've found that people appreciate that and reciprocate in kind, but I've also worked with some people who realise that I'm nice and think that means I'm a pushover. You just have to learn how to deal with those sort of people who think they can take advantage of your kindness and generosity.

I can completely understand why you've taken the decision to quit rather than staying and trying to fight Jim, and if he's tight with your manager then quitting might be for the best, any formal grievance could lead to future difficulty with both Jim and your manager. Having said that, if I was you I'd at the very least send a letter to head office/the business owner once I'd found a new job just to give them a heads up about Jim. It might be cruel to potentially get him in trouble once there are no fear of repercussions on your part, but I wouldn't want him to feel like he'd got away with treating his colleagues any way he wants.
 
Poo through letter box and move on! :p

Am too smashed to put together a coherent reply together! :D


Just a job mate. ;) Good luck. ;)
 
booyaka said:
Don;t come back and fix anything - once you've quit - stay quit.
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This. Offering to help out is just giving them free rein to take the mick and bitch at you at every opportunity. They made the environment toxic, their problem to sort it out. Your loyalty to a new employer would also be under question.

Prepare a hand-over document with whatever you think would help out whoever will be taking over the support when you are gone. This needs to include all the passwords unless they are available somewhere else.

As others have said, no need to state why you are resigning. You also cannot be forced to attend any kind of exit interview and if they try and ask, you just use the bland line of 'furthering my career elsewhere'. It is best to say nothing as it gives them nothing to provoke an argument over which will only up your stress levels.
 
Which one do you think?

Dear General Manager

I would like you to take this as notice that I wish to cease employment with yourselves from the date on the postmark of this letter. I enclose in this envelope details of the usernames and passwords for the pfsense server, and four wireless access points which are located in the top complex.


I wish to thank you for your continued employment over the last xx years and wish you success in the future.

Best wishes

Mike


OR

Dear General Manager

I would like you to take this as notice that I wish to cease employment with yourselves from the date on the postmark of this letter. I hope you understand my reasons in wishing to no longer work for the company, and feel that the recent events including false accusations and tarnishing of my name to customers which I have come to consider as friends are not acceptable and haven't been resolved to my satisfaction.

I enclose in this envelope details of the usernames and passwords for the pfsense server, and four wireless access points which are located in the top complex. I have also included a topology diagram, and included on the CD are saved config files for the four access points and main router.


I wish to thank you for your continued employment over the last xx years and wish you success in the future.

Best wishes

Mike

Short and sweet or longer and slightly sour?
 
Neither of them.

Dear General Manager

I would like you to take this as notice that I wish to cease employment with yourselves from the date on the postmark of this letter.

I wish to thank you for your continued employment over the last xx years and wish you success in the future.

Best wishes

Mike

If they choose to use your notice period for you to handover your responsibilities then that is up to them. If they are hard of thinking and don't realise that you have the credentials that they need to carry on their business then it sucks to be them.
 
Caged said:
Neither of them.

Dear General Manager

I would like you to take this as notice that I wish to cease employment with yourselves from the date on the postmark of this letter.

I wish to thank you for your continued employment over the last xx years and wish you success in the future.

Best wishes

Mike

If they choose to use your notice period for you to handover your responsibilities then that is up to them. If they are hard of thinking and don't realise that you have the credentials that they need to carry on their business then it sucks to be them.
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Indeed.
 
My wife is currently looking for alternative employment after several successive run-ins with her boss. She may leave before finding anything as things are getting stressful.

We've been looking at how to write her letter of resignation and I think this one from Monster just about fits the bill. It might be ok for you, if you want to keep it brief and not 'rock the boat'.

Firstly, check your contract for the required notice period.

Dear [INSERT MANAGER’S NAME],

Please accept this letter as notice of my resignation from the position of [INSERT JOB TITLE] at [INSERT COMPANY].

As per the terms of my employment contract, I will continue to work for the company for the next [INSERT NOTICE PERIOD LENGTH], completing my employment on [INSERT LAST DAY YOU INTEND TO WORK].

Yours sincerely

[INSERT NAME]

I think the main points are to include your notice period and final date of employment. I wouldn't refer to a postmarked date.
 
Yeah I assume the OP has a notice period so it makes sense to spell it out in the resignation letter so everyone is on the same page.

Also it might be worth mentioning any remaining holiday days so you can get paid out for them.

Basically stick to facts, no need to turn it into a whinge because a resignation letter isn't the place for it to go. If they contact you a month down the line with network issues that they would like you to solve then send them a quotation for consultancy time, minimum of 4 hours. Don't try and charge for a password since that can get legally messy.
 
Caged said:
Neither of them.

Dear General Manager

I would like you to take this as notice that I wish to cease employment with yourselves from the date on the postmark of this letter.

I wish to thank you for your continued employment over the last xx years and wish you success in the future.

Best wishes

Mike

If they choose to use your notice period for you to handover your responsibilities then that is up to them. If they are hard of thinking and don't realise that you have the credentials that they need to carry on their business then it sucks to be them.
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MissChief said:
Indeed.
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Thanks to both of you. I believe I have a notice period of one week or perhaps its good practice to give a week, however I am yet to sign a contract with them since them changing my job role over. I have enough holiday to use up which should cover it.

However I may suggest that it would be a good idea for them to use any period I'm required to give for me to train someone else in how to configure the wifi setup?
 
I'm going to give up trying to help you if you keep rolling over. This is a place that has made your life miserable to the point where you are cutting off your only (I assume) income stream to get away from it. Make no suggestions at all. What they assign you to during your notice period is up to them. If they don't realise you know stuff that might need handing over then that is their problem.

If you've not even signed a contract and don't have a notice period then just burn your holiday and resign on your first day back.
 
Caged said:
I'm going to give up trying to help you if you keep rolling over. This is a place that has made your life miserable to the point where you are cutting off your only (I assume) income stream to get away from it. Make no suggestions at all. What they assign you to during your notice period is up to them. If they don't realise you know stuff that might need handing over then that is their problem.

If you've not even signed a contract and don't have a notice period then just burn your holiday and resign on your first day back.
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Sorry mate, I'm not trying to roll over and I certainly feel as though I owe them nothing! I've just never done this before so I'm clueless :o I had intended to resign by post, but I'm equally as happy to take a letter of notice in next week. I'm not due back until wednesday anyway.
 
I left a job in 2013 which I disliked, I dropped hints to my manager about 'maybe we should do a handover over the next two weeks' and he wasn't interested in the slightest. So I didn't.

The company still exists, maybe they had a difficult few months initially but that's not my concern.
 
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