Resignation via e-mail.

Iamzod

Iamzod

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I'm in a bit of a pickle.

I intended to hand my notice in today as I have found a job which reduces my commute from a two hour round trip to a 6 minute round trip (or even a walk! :eek: ) , it's also more pennies.

The problem I face is a load of work has come in so my manager and his entire team have been tucked away in a meeting room the entire day discussing strategy so I haven't managed to say a single word to him all day, it is a tiny company with only 12 staff and I could see he was sat with 4 others using his laptop as a projector so dropping him an e-mail to get him to one side would have popped up on the screen and raised some eyebrows, not ideal.

This busy status is unlikely to change all week and apart from a toilet the office only has 2 rooms so it's a bit tricky as I need to have this done tomorrow as I have to give 2 months notice and any later will interfere with my start date, the only way to do this currently in person is going to raise eyebrows unless I follow him to the toilet, actually, that's worse lol.

Anyway, I have penned a nice resignation e-mail, my reasons for leaving are not down to the company more my own desire for more pennies & an extra 10 hours a week to myself.

Is a resignation e-mail frowned upon?

I am about to hit send!
 
Andybtsn said:
If one of my team resigned via email I would just think grow some balls :)
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Well I did intend to speak to him, but he is now permanently glued to other people, they were still in there when I left at 5pm. :(

Marvt74 said:
What about staying at work late and catching him as he's leaving?
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With the amount of work that has come in I wouldn't be surprised if he is still there now!
 
If you can possibly avoid it, I would.

If you're really left with no option, it's not the end of the world. I know plenty of people that have done it when they work remotely to their manager for example, where it would disrupt things too much to take an unannounced day in head office to do it face to face.
 
Just grab him before he goes into meetings, maybe come in early or stay a little late to achieve this.

Say excuse me can I have a quick chat in private.
 
neil_g said:
Just grab him before he goes into meetings, maybe come in early or stay a little late to achieve this.

Say excuse me can I have a quick chat in private.
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I have never seen him arrive so I don't know what time he gets there, I know he is the first in as he has mentioned it is like a fridge on a Monday when he turns the heating on so i'm guessing it could be 7-8am, I get there at 9 which in itself is a struggle at the moment as we have an ill cat I have to drop off at the vets at 8am.

I know when they have been this busy in the past there have been instances of them being there at 10pm.

cyber69 said:
Just write a resignation letter, sign it and then give it to him at 4:59pm just before you leave.
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The problem is it'll be in front of his team, this isn't fair on him as I actually like the guy.
 
Iamzod said:
The problem is it'll be in front of his team, this isn't fair on him as I actually like the guy.
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Hand it to him in a sealed envelope marked private. If you get the chance have a small chat before hand and hand over the letter, if not then just hand him the letter and no doubt he will find some time to speak to you.
 
Pops head in meeting room..
"I really need a word"
"Can it wait, I'm in a meeting"
"No, it's really quite important"
"Ok, give me 10 mins"

If he doesn't come and see you..

"I really need a word"
"Can it wait, I'm in a meeting"
"No, it's really quite important"
"Ok, give me 10 mins"
"No, it cannot wait and I'd rather not send an email as it's a delicate matter"
"Ok then"

He leaves meeting, you hand him your resignation letter

If the above approach doesn't work, then an email would be fine imho if you start the email with "I tried to discuss this with you earlier but as you were unable to leave your meeting I hereby notify you of you my resignation. A printed resignation letter is also on your desk. Happy to discuss at your earliest convenience".


Oh how I envy you, resigning from your job is one of those underrated joys in life so few of us get to experience.
 
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Iamzod said:
Apart from when you actually like the company that much that you invited every member of staff to your wedding, the full thing day do and all.
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I had some of my work mates at my wedding too, but nothing could replace the look on my bosses face when I handed him my resignation letter and told him I had nearly doubled my salary with my next job.

I also remember the time we all had to reapply for our jobs as someone was being made redundant and we were all called into office for a brief interview. One young lad finished his interview and as he was walking out punched the air infront of us and said 'yes'! not realising the implications
 
Message sent asking for an urgent 5 minutes with him in the morning, if he hasn't grabbed me by lunch it's going to be an e-mail.
 
I emailed my notice in for my last place.

It needed doing ASAP so I could work my notice before my start date and my manager was on clients sites all week.

Needs must, it didn't even cross my mind not to do it. Although my old manager avoided human contact as much as possible to the point he'd email or messenger you even though you were sat 3ft away.
 
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