Two Weeks Notice

[beastiegirrl101]

So I am giving my two weeks notice tomorrow at the job I have been at for the past five years. I have a really good relationship with my boss and I have been tossing around what I want to say to her but I am actually quite freaked out. I have it all planned out in my head but I know the second I am in front of her, I'll freeze. This was my first job out of college, well...they actually hired me while I was still in school so I really have known no other job. My office is really casual but I still want to do things professionaly in this situation.

Have any of you ever quit? What did you say? How did you approach the situation? Any tips? Suggestions? I want to leave on a positive note even though I've grown to dispise the company.

I should probably mention that I have my yearly review tomorrow and I am planning on doing it then, is that bad? Is it unprofessional of me to give my two weeks after I just got back from a week long vacation?

[cj hood]

So I am giving my two weeks notice tomorrow at the job I have been at for the past five years. I have a really good relationship with my boss and I have been tossing around what I want to say to her but I am actually quite freaked out. I have it all planned out in my head but I know the second I am in front of her, I'll freeze. This was my first job out of college, well...they actually hired me while I was still in school so I really have known no other job. My office is really casual but I still want to do things professionaly in this situation.

Have any of you ever quit? What did you say? How did you approach the situation? Any tips? Suggestions? I want to leave on a positive note even though I've grown to dispise the company.

I should probably mention that I have my yearly review tomorrow and I am planning on doing it then, is that bad? Is it unprofessional of me to give my two weeks after I just got back from a week long vacation?

i just left a job after 7 years.....i faxed a letter of resignation first.....then i went in to talk to the boss.....i was professional....they were professional....it went well.......but that's my situation....everyone's is different.....

[beastiegirrl101]

but what did you say? I want to keep it short and sweet but when I'm nervous I tend to talk and talk and talk....

[kll]

Have any of you ever quit? What did you say? How did you approach the situation? Any tips? Suggestions? I want to leave on a positive note even though I've grown to dispise the company.

I should probably mention that I have my yearly review tomorrow and I am planning on doing it then, is that bad? Is it unprofessional of me to give my two weeks after I just got back from a week long vacation?

I quit my job in September and was so nervous to give my boss my notice. I had typed out a resignation letter and had planned out everything in my head, but when I got into her office, I just put the letter in front of her and sat down. She looked at me and the look on my face gave it away. I loved her and she loved me and she was a wonderful mentor, so she started to cry, then I started to cry. It was quite bittersweet.

The vacation part could be another issue. They would've had to pay you out for your earned vacation, so it will depend on how they look at it...

[beastiegirrl101]

I quit my job in September and was so nervous to give my boss my notice. I had typed out a resignation letter and had planned out everything in my head, but when I got into her office, I just put the letter in front of her and sat down. She looked at me and the look on my face gave it away. I loved her and she loved me and she was a wonderful mentor, so she started to cry, then I started to cry. It was quite bittersweet.

The vacation part could be another issue. They would've had to pay you out for your earned vacation, so it will depend on how they look at it...

see that's the kind of relationship I have with my boss....she frickin came to my college graduation party...haha. So you think I should go in with a letter then huh? Yea, makes sense.

as far as the vacation time goes, I have like 4 weeks that I never used so ultimately I will be losing it all. It's use it or lose it where I work, so that kinda sucks.

[hardnox71]

If it was vacation time that was owed to you then there is nothing to feel bad about.

Lemme ask you this, Nat.

What are your reasons for leaving?

[beastiegirrl101]

Lemme ask you this, Nat.

What are your reasons for leaving?


http://beastieboys.com/bbs/showthread.php?t=76898

[DipDipDive]

Don't write her a letter and don't do it during your review. THAT would be unprofessional. Tell her one on one beforehand that you would like to proceed with the review, but there's something you would like her to know first, and then give her the option of continuing with the review if that's what she wants to do.

Just tell her straight up that you really appreciate everything that she/the company has done and the opportunity they have given you, that you've really enjoyed your stay there but it's time for you to move on. Then give her the date that you planned to be your last day. If it was your first job out of college and you have a good relationship with your boss, there's no doubt in my mind that she'll understand.

I don't think that vacation thing makes a difference. What's a week out of 5 years? Most people use up at least some of their vacation time before they quit a job they've been at for an extended period of time.

[beastiegirrl101]

Don't write her a letter and don't do it during your review. THAT would be unprofessional. Tell her one on one beforehand that that you would like to proceed with the review, but there's something you would like her to know first, and then give her the option of continuing with the review if that's what she wants to do.

Dude can I call you right now? I'm such a spaz when it comes to stuff like this.

seriously though, this is such sound advice, and this is exactly what I am going to do, thanks DDD.

[Documad]

Difficult to know because I don't work there, but where I work it would be clear that you:

1. Quit in person. Say it right away before your boss gives you an evaluation and tells you what the plan is for your next year.

2. Don't say anything negative to anyone at your job about the place you work or anyone who works there. You appreciate the opportunities you had, you have learned a ton, it's been a pleasure and a challenge, but unfortunately you have a once in a lifetime opportunity and you have to give it a try. Your last impression there is important because these people will be your references. It doesn't matter if you get emotional -- as long as you spin it as you missing the place already. You have to keep saying these things to everyone until the day you walk out the door for the last time. You can't ever slip up.

3. Follow up with something in writing (later in the day or the next day) verifying that you are leaving and when your last day is.

I've had several of my people quit. One of them is leaving because she doesn't want to work under the conditions I've set out and we both know that but she's been very classy about not blaming me to the other co-workers which makes it much easier for me to say nice things about her instead of how she wasn't pulling her weight. Another one of them has a once in a lifetime opportunity like you and I told her that I completely support the choice and if she wants to come back after a year or so I'll support her coming back.

Even if your present coworkers aren't going to be a reference for you, it's amazing how small the world is and both nice and shitty comments make it around eventually. This is something I've gotten slightly better at over the years. I left one job 15 years ago where I burned all my bridges and told the employer that the place had been run into the ground and it felt great and it was true but it's still awkward when I run into my old boss -- partly because I called her a liar when I quit and she knows I was right. :o

[DandyFop]

http://beastieboys.com/bbs/showthread.php?t=76898

Uh, yeah I'm soooo gonna come hang out.

P.S. I have no idea about the whole 'having a real job' thing so I'm no help there. But I'll help out with beers sometime around May.

[Documad]

P.S. Think about whether you would be willing to give three weeks notice instead. Just in case it comes up at the meeting. Be ready to explain that you need to leave town ASAP in case they ask you to work for another month while they find your replacement. I have a friend who gave a month's notice and really regretted it, so don't be talked into something you haven't thought through.

[hardnox71]

One of them is leaving because she doesn't want to work under the conditions I've set out and we both know that but she's been very classy about not blaming me to the other co-workers which makes it much easier for me to say nice things about her instead of how she wasn't pulling her weight.
God, I've always hated office politics, but when in Rome......

[kll]

Hello People who said not to write a letter!

Are you all living unprofessional lives???? Resignation letters are for the formality of it all and will go in the personnel file for future reference ... It is a confirmation that you provided the appropriate notice.

Write a letter, Nat.

[abcdefz]

Yeah -- resignation letters are pretty standard unless you're flipping burgers. But you don't just write a letter and let the letter do the talking for you; you ask for confidential time with your immediate supervisor (unless there's a personality conflict) and explain that you're leaving in X number of weeks. You don't really have to say why, but it's not a bad idea. It's also a good time to ask for a letter of reference for your next job hunt.

Your boss may ask for an exit interview, which should be a frank discussion.

And, yeah, I'd resign before the job review, definitely.

[Kid Presentable]

Let her walk in on you doing work for somebody else, enjoying it more loudly and in a slightly different way to how you respond to their work.

[hpdrifter]

I left a job that I was in for 5 years. My boss depended on me quite a bit in an office of chaos and it was hard to tell her that I was going to leave. But in the end I just sat down, took a deep breath and said that I had found another job and I was not leaving because I was unhappy but just that it was time for me to go out in the world on my own (I had worked for the same place since before I graduated from college). She took it well, though I think it caused her major stress. But in the end you have to feel good about doing what's right for you. And if you do indeed have a good relationship, she'll only want the best for you.

[Kid Presentable]

And at the end of the day, fuck em.

[kll]

And at the end of the day, fuck em.
Well, this is actually quite true...

Seriously, the moments that lead up to the uncomfortable position of having to turn in your resignation mean nothing when it's all said and done and you've moved on to a better place...

[Kid Presentable]

Well, this is actually quite true...

Seriously, the moments that lead up to the uncomfortable position of having to turn in your resignation mean nothing when it's all said and done and you've moved on to a better place...
I mean that. It's business. Go for yours.

[beastieangel01]

I am the same way, I never really know how to say I'm leaving. I always wish they could just read my mind and poof, all done.

Hope you get it figured out and find the best way to let them know. Sounds like you are doing this for good reason (what a great opportunity by the way!)

best of luck :)

[QueenAdrock]

Quitting my job now isn't going to be too hard...if I get accepted to grad school, they all know about it and have been writing me letters.

My other job, I've been at since September 2003 and I've been the longest-running secretary he's ever had, most stick around for half a year and leave (he's a terrible micromanager, ugh). I plan on quitting that in August or sooner if I don't get into school, and I plan to tell him some excuse that won't hurt his feelings. Rather than telling him he gives shit pay and watches me like a hawk and it's uncomfortable, I'm going to tell him that the job is taking too much out of me and two jobs has been stressing me out...or that I got accepted to grad school and will be moving.

Either way, I plan to tell him and then hand in a formal letter. I've done it before, say something along the lines of "Please take this letter as a formal resignation of my job position as of *date in two weeks*. Within those two weeks, I am more than willing to train anyone who is to be replacing me. It's been a pleasure to work at this company, and I thank you for the opportunity." It puts you out on a high note and is pretty professional.

[The Notorious LOL]

I told my boss this afternoon I will probably be quitting in the next month. Whats the big deal, really? Why would an employer take it personally? People leave and resign from their positions all the time.

[DandyFop]

Go take a shit on the boss'sssss'ss desk and be all "TAKE THAT BITCHES", then fling curly fries towards their nostrils.

You'll be a legend.

[beastiegirrl101]

I did it, we both cried and now we're going for drinks.


thanks guys, more deets later.