I'm extremely disappointed in the lack of professionalism at my office, do I include it in my letter of resign

Question

I am literally being "ran off" by the conniving form of a woman known as office manager. She has been rude to me since day one and has obviously zeroed in on me. I have been nothing but smiles and "it would be my pleasure" at all times. I have finally had enough and I am resigning. I am going to leave 3 letters; one for her (office manager), one for my general manager and one for the owner (oblivious to the dysfunctional circus that is the office). I have no desire to use this company as a reference and am not concerned with “burning any bridges”. Should I include my opinion in my letter or should I suck it up and leave on good terms.

HAHAHA @ department full of women...the ratio of woman to men here is 3:21

Also, I was sick on Friday and left a few hours early. When I came into the office this morning two employees informed me that she was complaining and saying that she is going to discuss firing me with the owner and that they never should have hired me because my salary requirments are too high. Lastly, I have only been here 3 months I do not plan on including this location on my resume as a result.

Answer 1

Hi there, Are you sure you are being victimized? Does this lady harass you publically? Is there something that the lady does not like about you? Did you have or rather attempt to have an open hearted chat with this lady about the situation. Have you been upto your tasks during the tenure of employment? Have you tried to talk to the General Manager before coming to the conclusion of resigning?

If you have answers to the above questions then it is definitely fine for you to state that there is lack of professionalism in the way things are done and you may say that as a well wisher of the organization you wish to bring the unprofessionalism to the notice of the top management

This will not burn bridges as you are being fair to all

Cheer up this is not the end of the world

Answer 2

If at all possible, try to be neutral in your letter of resignation. You never know when you might have to use this place as a reference--even if you don't plan on doing so now.

If your general manager or the owner ask you to come in and talk, you can politely tell them that you feel the office manager has an abrasive management style, but don't call her names, even if she deserved it.

You want to come off as a professional. Especially when your office manager isn't being one.

Answer 3

If you are sure you will never need a reference, or the job back, then yes I would inform the owner. O would not however tell the office manager what I think. This is just what she is wanting, it would be fuel for her fire. Do not give her the satisfaction of knowing she got to you. And honestly, your letters probably will make no difference at all. Unfortunately if the job is getting done most owners don't care how!

Answer 4

You should definetly inform the owner and your general manager why you are leaving. You have a very nice way of writing so you should be able to make the letter sound sincere, and not just a big 'ol complaint. I envy that you could go on being so nice to your office manager. It's not an easy thing to do!

Answer 5

Be extremely professional about it. Send to HR if this company has one or if it's a small company then to the owner. Leave out any references to "conniving woman". Leave sex, race, etc. out of it. Just say you believe person X was unprofessional and here are some examples. It is very important that management understands your concerns. They may even want to talk to you. And, remember, it could be you and not them!

Answer 6

Whether you want to do what I once did is up to you, but for me this method turned out to be foolproof --

I waited until as many people as possible were all gathered in one spot, including a higher-up who had been repeatedly rude and hostile to me. I walked right up to this person, looked at her squarely in the eye, and asked in a loud but polite voice, "Is everything OK now?" Needless to say, she and the others wanted to know what I meant. Feigning sweetness and innocent concern, I said, "Why, every time you see me you act so nervous! You scream, throw things, slam doors, walk away when I approach you, interrupt me, accuse me of things I didn't do . . . I just thought you don't like me anymore! [I knew she didn't like me at all.] I just want you to know how really nice I am, and that if you need anything from me, all you have to do is yell. Only don't yell as loudly as you normally do! "

Everybody was in stitches -- except for this one person, who never glanced at me or spoke to me again for any reason! From that point on, if she needed to communicate with me she would do it through one of the other supervisors.

I ended up leaving this company anyway, but not until I was good and ready, and had accumulated all the skills, knowledge and references that I needed.

I don't like to play mind games, but when someone menaces or harrasses you, the rules change, and you then reserve the right to handle the situation however you see fit, even if it means finding yourself in the sad position of having to embarrass the person.

I wish people could just go to work, do their work, take lunch, come back from lunch, work some more, and then go home. Anything more than that always seems to compromise productivity and morale.

Answer 7

Don't be too certain about the burning of your bridges... try to be a professional and leave on good terms.

Answer 8

Always notice when you get a department full of women you have "Drama"

Answer 9

I would, and I have. ust be professional with your statements.