The best way to resign.

Type a letter, and sign and date it.

Be polite, thank them for the opportunity for working with them. You can if you wish explain why you are leaving, but that's not important.

Tell them the date from which you expect your notice period to start from.

If you cannot see your manager, call them to explain that you are intending on giving them notice and to expect the letter in the post. If they are a good manager they will arrange to see you as soon as they can.

You can also copy HR - but I would personally wait until your boss has received it, as usually they forward it to HR (though every company is different). Your boss will probably want to discuss it with you, and you'll undoubtedly need to go through your company's leavers process.

It's quite a big thing to do, but do it right and don't burn any bridges.

Good luck. :)
 
I've recently had to do this. Three weeks until I leavie my current job due to limited progression and my boss.. well lets just say not being great.

However, I bit my tounge and wrote a respectful notice letter and had a 1:1 with my boss. Although on the inside I really wanted to write my notice in **** on the walls off the office I knew it wouldnt do me any favours.
 
Von Smallhausen said:
My mate said that if he wins the lottery and resigns, he will take a poop on the chief constable's desk and leave his warrant card in as a wafer.

I pointed out that he should triple check that the money is in the bank beforehand.
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I would point out that the CC can decline the resignation pending disciplinary proceedings. Interesting thought though. :p

Nice to know morale is nice and high t'up north too.
 
I would never do anything silly and drastic. What happens if someone from your new company rings your old employer for a reference or just a friendly chat? If your new job is in the same field and location it might even be possible that your new boss is friends with your old boss...
 
oldbag said:
People don't leave companies - they leave the ******* they work with/for.
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I'm probably a counter example to this. I left my last company despite being on great terms with my colleagues (still speak to them all on a regular basis), my immediate boss, his boss (the VP, who also happens to be a family friend). I simply got an offer elsewhere that they couldn't match.
 
Freefaller said:
Type a letter, and sign and date it.

Be polite, thank them for the opportunity for working with them. You can if you wish explain why you are leaving, but that's not important.

Tell them the date from which you expect your notice period to start from.

If you cannot see your manager, call them to explain that you are intending on giving them notice and to expect the letter in the post. If they are a good manager they will arrange to see you as soon as they can.

You can also copy HR - but I would personally wait until your boss has received it, as usually they forward it to HR (though every company is different). Your boss will probably want to discuss it with you, and you'll undoubtedly need to go through your company's leavers process.

It's quite a big thing to do, but do it right and don't burn any bridges.

Good luck. :)
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Couldn't have worded it better.. particularly about burning bridges.. I've worked for the same company twice.. twice!
 
Dis86 said:
... I simply got an offer elsewhere that they couldn't match.
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Indeed, as did I. I don't think that leaving a company is a bad thing if it's for the right reasons. In my experience, leaving for career progression isn't usually a bad thing. Maybe I just had a good previous employer.
 
If I'm honest, the guy I'm going to work for is my ex manager, he knows me well which is why he wants me to go over to his company.

I don't need any reference from my current boss, if needs be I can get a reference from my other ex manager who's a good mate of mine lol.

The company **** on me, I owe them nothing and don't require any reference .
 
Yeah but still, there's no need to burn the bridge. It might make you feel better for a few minutes but someone might see it who later ends up working somewhere that you feel like moving to.

There's no point. Go to a pub with some mates after your last day or something if you feel like it's an escape.
 
I have experience of this myself


I worked in electronics / software / IT sector and had worked for the company
for 7 years , I was on decent enough terms with my boss and an opportunity
came up for going self employed and I took it.

I handed in my resignation letter and had a chat with my boss and his manager
and told them I had always wanted to run my own business and that this
was a great opportunity for me.

I left the company and headed out on my own , after about 10 months I knew
things were no going as well as I needed it to be and I put out feelers to see
if I could get back .... they wouldn't take me even though they had
to hire 2 people to do the job I had done single handed :-(

I found out later that my immediate boss had taken it thick that I wanted
to leave and thought it made him look bad, so even though an opportunity
for my old job had come up he blocked me from getting it.

Moral , made damn sure your decision is the right one , and try to be as
diplomatic about leaving with your current employer before leaving.
 
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