How to Resign from My Job

T.:

Like someone else said - you have got to be completely honest with them. For two reasons: 1 - as you said, they have been good to you. and 2 - you don't want to burn this bridge.

Although it may be your "dream job", you may end up with a "nightmare boss" and you certainly don't want to burn the bridge with your former company if you find out later that this new job was not all it was cracked up to be.

Sorry, I am not trying to be a downer about it. I've just seen this happen with an old associate. She left on bad terms and now wants to come back but she didn't just burn this bridge, she CHARRED it to a crisp! Her personnel file has her marked as ineligible for rehire.

Be honest and say that this opportunity just landed in your lap and that if they were in your shoes, they'd do the same. Just make sure to let them know how much you appreciat them and make yourself available after your departure should they need help training a new person or whatever. In the end, you have to pursure what's in yours and your family's best intertest. If they're as wonderful as you say they are, then they'll understand. I just recently transitioned into a new position myself and had to leave a group of wonderful folks I've worked with for 10 years. I told them that the decision is bitter sweet and after much soul searching my decision was made in the interest of my family and their well being. I've made myself available for training the new folks and and have helped them when they had questions. No hard feelings seemed to have come out of this and they understood and would have done the same had they been in my shoes (my pay was significantly raised). Hope this helps! Good luck!

Hi T.,

When I resigned from my job of fifteen years, I typed a very nice business letter, with resignation date (as of.... date) and stated that I appreciated the opportunity to work with them and wished them all a successful future. I knew that this letter of resignation would go into my permanent records. Then if I ever did want to return, there was proof in my file, that I had left under good terms.
By the way, don't forget to weigh the pros and cons of leaving. I always struggled with job opportunities by writing on paper the pros and cons of staying with one job and the pros and cons of starting a new job. That most always solved my delimma.
Good luck with your recovery!

Homey, life is too short to worry about everyone else all the time which clearly you do. Please think of yourself. Your on disability!!! For goodness sake, take the break.

Hey T.. Congrats on the new dream job girl! Though you are not currently going in to the office, that doesn't mean you still can't schedule a meeting to resign. And after the meeting, you can clean out your area. I understand that leaving a place on terms like these are uncomfortable especially since you say they have been good to you. But the important thing is that you have something bigger and better to look forward to. May God bless you as you recover.
-A.-

I think you should be completely upfront and honest with them. Tell them exactly what you told us in your post -- you weren't looking; they called you; and you feel this is too good an offer to pass up. And thank you current employer for being so good to you. It will still be hard, but honesty is best.

Congratulations and GOOD LUCK!!!
C.

T.,

You are soooo... lucky for having your dream JOb!!! I am a mother of 2 young girls and I have been looking for a job for 3 years now. The way that I would handle the situation is to write a letter of resignation and also speak to the person offering you the job. The important for me would be to leave on good terms.

Congrats! I'd love to know what your dream job is?! I say write a heartfelt two (three) weeks resignation letter. ANd deliver it to your boss ASAP. If your company you currently works for is that good to you then they shoudl understand your position and be happy for you. Again, CONGRATS!! I hope it all works out for you. -K

If you are supposed to go back in a week, you may want to go ahead and talk to them about it now. Maybe ask the new employer if you can start in 3 or 4 weeks. Give your old job as much notice as possible. You definitely don't want to burn bridges and, if they've really been good to you, you do owe it to them to make the transition as easy as possible. Good luck!

Dear hard working mother of 3 -

I think you should explain to the company that wants to hire you the situation, and that to be fair to your current employer you will need to give them notice after you complete your disability absence. The company that wants to hire you should not only be willing to wait, but will value you even more for being so considerate of your employer.

I was a management consultant for over 15 years, and was made a manager of a global project by my client (top 50 company) even though I was a consultant, not only because I was such a hard worker but because I was always straightforward with them and they knew they could rely on my honesty and integrity.

Good luck and congratulations on having such a dilemma. Maybe your current employer will make a counter offer once they realize you intend to leave.

R.

G. H. wrote:
> Hi T....You sound like an honest hardworking mom,actually. A lot of
> people in your position would not be asking for advice,they would
just
> put their wants first and not worry with the company they arel
eaving.
> I do not work,but I have seen my husband on both ends of a situation
> like yours. He was going to leave his position once and went to give
> notice,at that time the comapany he worked for doubled his income..so
> he stayed,then a few years later when this major company (Wilsons
> sporting goods) decided to sell the subsidiary company my husband
> works for he was offered first chance at buying it,which he later
> did...Now he has had employees that are looking for change and he
> tries to work with them when possible,and sometimes he just says
> ok,thanks for giving notice we enjoyed or appreciated your
> work..whatever the situation is. If it is more money you want or
> need,thats fairly easy to fix,when its a totally different job, or
> field of work its more about the change.
> Honesty,is best. I think wording it the way you did here in the
forum
> was great. You just stated it was a dream job. If you go into your
> current employer talking how good the money is going to be,it will
> take away from the honest reason why you are considering or have
> decided to take it. I wish you the best,I think you will do fine
> though. Have a great weekend..G.

It is always hard to leave a job that has been a good one. But just remember, even though the company has been good you still need to follow your dreams. Don't disregard your chance and regret it later. Being that you are on disability leave, you can still stay in contact with the company through email and fax. Explain in your resignation your situation. If the company is as good as you say, they will understand. Plus, you will be leaving on good terms which increases your chances of going back if something happens and your job is available.

Follow your dreams.

Give your current place of employment a 2 weeks notice.Don't volunteer too much information as to where and when you will be going back to work for another party. although they may call them for a reference if you don;t already have a written one on file. good luck.

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