Leaving a job w/o burning bridges?

Just my low opinion of ‘drugs’ but I would not of been back.
They are accessory’s if letting it happen. No notice required for felonies.

I do think the letter of resignation should go along with the meeting. Don’t let the letter cause the meeting. Schedule the meeting, discuss what you want to discuss about your leaving, and then give them the letter which is basically a formality so its in writing. Can never be too careful these days, get it in writing.

I will say, I’ve had one opportunity so far to do this in my career and I was asked “What will it take to get you to stay here?” I was a bit caught off guard. I really wanted to get into a different type of work (I’m an architect so different firms do particular kinds of work) and thats what I told them, that and the money didn’t matter. Sometimes I wish I could take that back as the money did matter but thats in the past now. To be young with big ideals.

On the other hand, you do need to realize that while you were a good employee and you see that you were valuable… we are all replaceable. Someone else can do your job and your boss will find that person. You don’t need to feel like you are leaving him. Someone else will step in.

If all else fails, just tell yourself its business. Tough decisions have to be made and people will be hurt. Its business. You are making an advancement in your business = your life & family.

Thanks for the advice and the ideas everyone. I think I am going to tell him face to face and he can get as mad as he wants but I’ll just stay calm, tell him bare bones facts and reasons and he should come around.

Plus he’s tailgating for the Iowa State game the next day so he won’t remember much come Monday morning

You have to drink to be a Cyclone fan…

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Absolutely DO NOT give notice on the way out the door on your last day. My advice… man up, ask for a time to see him in his office (nice role reversal, eh?!) look him in the eyes and politely tell him that you’ve accepted another position with another company. Tell him when your last day will be. Do not go into details about your co-workers or bring up his lack of action as being the reason you went looking for another job. Doing so will likely force him into being defensive. Just focus on the positives… thank him for the opportunity to work for him and tell him it was a tough choice to leave but the new position offered several career growth opportunities you couldn’t pass up. Short. Sweet.

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Perfectly stated James!

D – Always remember to take the high road in situations like this. Do the right thing, keep a professional dialog and never take an aggressive or condescending position with the business owner about his business. You never know, he may open up to a conversation that may lead to better things – Good Luck

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Thanks for the advice and the ideas everyone. I think I am going to tell him face to face and he can get as mad as he wants but I’ll just stay calm, tell him bare bones facts and reasons and he should come around.

Plus he’s tailgating for the Iowa State game the next day so he won’t remember much come Monday morning

You have to drink to be a Cyclone fan…

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The fact that you acknowledge, he will probably get mad, tells me even more that you should not do face to face. I think giving them time to react and decipher, is only good business. You didn’t decide to quit in less than a minute did you ? You shouldn’t expect him to decide about you in that time frame, standing in front of him, having just told him. Let’s face it, there are different scenarios, if you worked for a small company, where everyone is like family, then yeah, face to face, that’s probably the route. If you work in a drug infested, management/owner don’t care atmosphere, I would forgo the face to face conflict. It can only cause trouble, in that climate. You owe them a notice, but don’t have to rub their noses in it… unless you want to

big G

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Absolutely DO NOT give notice on the way out the door on your last day. My advice… man up, ask for a time to see him in his office (nice role reversal, eh?!) look him in the eyes and politely tell him that you’ve accepted another position with another company. Tell him when your last day will be. Do not go into details about your co-workers or bring up his lack of action as being the reason you went looking for another job. Doing so will likely force him into being defensive. Just focus on the positives… thank him for the opportunity to work for him and tell him it was a tough choice to leave but the new position offered several career growth opportunities you couldn’t pass up. Short. Sweet.

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Well said! My thoughts exactly.

Let us know how it goes and good luck!

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If I was hiring someone from a different company I would expect them to give 2 weeks notice before coming to work for me. It is the classy thing to do and you will feel good about it.

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I fully agree.

I left my job of 12 years back in January, and trust me, it was REAL hard to be a man and try to be classy. Looking back, I’m real glad I handled it the way I did, and I do, in fact, feel better about it. Giving them 30 seconds notice sure was a nice thought, but there were a couple people I could just never do that to.

I only wish I was as well spoken as our man James.

Whatever you do, keep it short and sweet, facts, just the facts..

2 weeks is standard, unless your one of the family or they’re cut throat toward their employee’s then you can use your discretion if you want.

Either way, good luck.

Al

Well I did it this faternoon. I told him I was leaving and he…… Was completely understanding, was more than happy for me. He said he was sad to lose me becuase he really valued my work ethic and what I brought to work each day but does not blame me for looking elsewhere.

So it went as smoothly as I could have imagined. Thanks for all the tips and suggestions!