How should I drop the bomb to my employer?

Question

Long story made short, I graduated 7 months ago and got my first job at a printing compnay. I had no intentions of staying here only using it to make money until I got a better job. (They were only paying me $11/hr, which was rediculous.) Friday I got hired at a new job and tomorrow I get to go give my two weeks notice.
What should I say?
(Besides the tempting, F*ck you, I'm out!) Ha ha ha...
No, I want to be proper and professional...

Answer 1

first
get a b-17 bomber
then
get a nuclear warhead w/ your pets attached to it,
afterwords. drop it on your employer.

Answer 2

Your resignation is not a time to get on a soapbox and preach to your boss about what a horrible job this is, or what a horrible boss he is.

Write a short resignation letter on company letterhead, indicating that you are terminating your employment, effective (insert date here). See your boss in private, and tell him:

- That you've decided to make a move outside of the company
- That you're grateful for his guidance, advice, and development opportunities over the past 7 months, but that you feel that your personal and professional growth goals will be better met outside of the company
- That you will use the next two weeks wisely and ensure that all loose ends are tied up and that nothing falls through the cracks due to your leaving

He will probably ask where you're going.... but probably more out of curiousity than anything else. If he asks detailed questions about how much you'll be getting paid, etc., you can politely state that the money wasn't a big part of the decision, or that those details still need to be worked out. A good manager shouldn't ask you that anyway.

Make sure that you hand in your resignation letter at the end of this meeting with your boss. Take three copies - he'll need to send one to HR for sure, and he'll file the others.

Keep in mind that if your new employer is a competitor, you may be asked to leave immediately (don't worry - he still has to pay you for the next two weeks). So make sure that your personal effects are easy to grab on your way out.

I recently left my employer of 5 years. I resigned in the way I described above, and got a world-class send-off party as a result. Remember that you may cross paths with these people again someday.

Monday morning is a good time to tell your employer. He'll appreciate it, as this will give him the rest of the week to sort out the paperwork, and make a posting to hire your replacement.

Answer 3

I'm glad you're opting for the professional model.

The best way to do this is to write out a letter of resignation addressed to your supervisor. You want to let them know that you are giving two week's notice that you will be terminating your employment with the company because you have been offered and accepted another position. Thank them for the opportunity to work and learn.

You don't need to and should not go into any further details unless you want to say that the new situation is more in keeping with your career goals and path. You don't need to provide the name of the new company, its location, your new pay, and so on.

In the meantime, just keep doing the reliable job you've been doing for your present employer. Smile and shake hands as you leave.

But!! Remember that this is a prime time to ask for a letter of recommendation from your supervisor or anyone with whom you've worked and is in a position to judge your work performance. Make your last two weeks count, in regard to building a positive reputation to take with you.

Answer 4

You should address it in letter form
Thank the company for the opportunity of working with them and state the skills you have learned. Clearly state the reason you are leaving (salary skills position opportunities) Just in case (if applicable) the company you are currently with can offer you something comperable or even better. State clearly what your last day of work will be "My final day of employment here will be Friday Juvember 1st." Keep it professional and than the company for the opportunity. When you have to get the opportunities for jobs in the future if you leave on good rap then you can definetly put this comany as a referral

Answer 5

Anytime you can keep from burning bridges.. the better. The fact that you are giving two weeks notice will say enough about yourself to your current employeer. Simply explain that something more advantagous has come along.. thank him for the employment he has provided you with for the last 7 months.. and tell him when your last day will be. You never know.. your new job may not be what you expected and you may find yourself looking for something else in the future... At that time.. you will be glad you gave your notice and left you current employeer on good terms. A good reference is one of the most important things you can get from an old job.

Answer 6

Yes be as nice as you can possibly be. After all you want them to still like you and perhaps give you a reference.

Start by thanking them for the incredible oportunity for getting started in your industry. Simply state that you are looking forward to a rich career of interesting challenges and opportunities and for this reason you will be spreading your wings and joining another company. Tell them you feel like you are leaving the family but you are also excited at new challenges.

Hope this helps.

Answer 7

Just be honest about it...You don't have to necesarily say that you already got hired at this new job. You can incorporate your schooling into telling them. Like saying i'd like to put my two weeks in becuase I just got offered this job that pretty much matches what i went to school for and i just feel that taking this job will really benefit me. And you can just leave it at that. You don't have to go into a big long detailed reason why either. So yea something like that. Well hopefully this helps you a little.

Answer 8

You should go and talk to your immediate supervisor and give him/her a letter stating that you are officially giving your two weeks notice and that your last day will be "XX".

Thank your supervisor, and the company, for the opportunities presented and for being a great place to learn new things, but this new opportunity is more in line with your future career path.

Congrats on your new job, and good luck.

Answer 9

I'd just say that you appreciate the oppurtunity that they gave you by hiring you right out of school, but you've found something more in the field/pay bracket that you were looking for, and while you enjoyed employment with them, it's time for you to move on.. Just be nicest you can be; whenever I have to do something work related like this, I just pretend the situation is like the one where you've gone out with a person a few times and realized you REALLY don't want to date them, but you want to be be (just) friends with them. Sounds weird, but it works for me. Bottom line: Don't burn any bridges; you want to be able to use them as a reference for future jobs as your career progresses.

Answer 10

How about "Thank you very much for the opportunity given, but the time to get a new experience had come. Thank you for all the teaching from your behalf, but I have to let you know my intention in resigning effective the ____ of _____ 200__.


Sincerely



your name

You can do this and deep inside you be remembering the mother of all of them.

Answer 11

Something to the effect that you resign as of ... and put the date.

You can add thank-yous for experience or something like that if your wish. Doesn't have to be a big speech.

Just remember not to burn bridges. Never know when you may need that bridge for one reason or another in the future.