I have to give my two weeks notice but how do you do it to a company that has been more than good to you but you just have to leave to pursue other interets?

How have you guys tried to handle this?

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letter bomb ? lol

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I would want to use your current employer as a future reference so make sure to talk to your immediate boss and be nice about it. Don't do it through an email or vm.

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singing telegram, imo.

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[quote=threehills;442450]singing telegram, imo.[/quote]

You are the second person to say that to me, what the hell is there a singing telegram conspiracy going on?

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is there a better way to say "I care!"

[IMG]http://blog.fritzliess.com/archives/singing_telegram.jpg[/IMG]

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strip-o-gram

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Just tell em like it is.

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Yeah, just write a resignation letter stating not much more than the date you will be leaving, try not to include emotion in it (whether it be negative or positive).

It's the only professional way to go about it, and I don't really know why you're thinking of other ways about doing this...

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just say that you've enjoyed your time here and thank them for everything they've done for you but you need to move on and pursue other interests...in fact, if you know you're not leaving for longer then 2 weeks, do it now and it'll even look better that you gave longer of a notice.

Don't worry so much about it; if your managers et al act like jackasses after that fact, then take off sooner...you're moving on, it's not like your kid died or anything. The business will live.

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I've done this and being a manager been through this plenty of times. Let your direct supervisor verbally know in person that you will be leaving. You can either deliver the letter to him/her at that time or tell them you will get them a written letter of resignation asap. But, you must give them a letter of resignation. Type it up on word and sign it and deliver to your boss. If they're out on vacation, you need to wait for them to get back to let them know your intentions.

It's important that you are to the point and clearly state your last day of employment. I prefer to speak to the supervisor prior to writing the letter because you may end up staying longer than 2 weeks if they need help and willing to help them. If you must leave in 2 weeks, clearly and firmly state that you can't stay any longer.

Goodl luck!

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If you have established good relationships with certain influential people at the firm who could be of professional value to you in the future and you want to retain those relationships, you may want to tell them in person before submitting stuff in writing.

If you don't particularly care about that, post it note should do it!

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remember to thank them for the experience and opportunity. Tell them your last day. Put your name at the end.

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:David:

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In the infamous words of that weird Mexican guy from Water boy.. "You can do it ...chop his fucking head off!!!

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yeah, whatever you do, just don't burn your bridges. It's always nice to leave with them saying, "well, there goes a fine employee. If he ever needs a job, he can always come back and we can help".:)

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^^^ exactly.

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That is the optimal situation, I am gearing up to give it to them bright and early tomorrow morning.

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be nice about it. never burn bridges unless you have too. you never know if you might have to go back.

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This morning is D-Day I have such anxiety about it but it must be done! BTW my new company is [URL="http://www.ip-soft.net"]www.ip-soft.net[/URL]. They are located in Manhattan in the WTC district, right on State Street and South Ferry.

Does anyone do the Path to WTC in the morning here?

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[quote=rbuffetta;442448]Don't do it through an email or vm.[/quote]

[COLOR=black][COLOR=darkorange]Agree, keep it casual and meet with your boss and let him know; also let him know that it's not because of job dissatisfaction, but for advancement in your career. [/COLOR][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][COLOR=darkorange] [/COLOR][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][COLOR=darkorange]Even if the job totally sucked and you hate your boss, you never want to express dissatisfaction or ways that the company management could improve itself, as your words will only fall on deaf ears. I?ve also worked for an employer that would have you pack your desk the moment you sent notice if they felt that you were leaving due to dissatisfaction. Never good to burn bridges even if things are really shitty.[/COLOR][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][COLOR=darkorange] [/COLOR][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT='Times New Roman'][COLOR=darkorange]Congrats on the new job though[/COLOR][/FONT][/COLOR]

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[COLOR=orange]Oh, one more thing, never accept a counter offer.[/COLOR]

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just be honest. Tell them that you've really enjoyed working there and that you aren't leaving because you're unhappy there, but that your life is taking you in a different direction right now. They may not be thrilled, but they'll understand.

Beyond that, give them plenty of notice and be gracious about your time there, and you'll be able to use them as a reference for years to come.