[Closed] Resigning from a job professionally

You do not need to say anything like that. You can just say that you are tendering your resignation and that, in line with your contract terms, your last day is on "x".

You can ask your boss/HR for a reference verbally if that makes it easier. I would hope that they would want to talk to you when you give them the letter.

"I hereby give notice of my resignation, effective 21st May 2021

thered"

Thats all you need

Also, congratulations on the new job!!

Dear Sir/Madam

It is often said that if you truly love someone then set them free

I love you

Yours sincerely....

https://www.acas.org.uk/resignation

No need for an essay, the main role of the letter is something formal for HR to process. Your boss should just pass it on. If you have something sincere and positive to say by all means but there is really no need.

Your action in resigning speaks louder than any fluffy words you can write.

As above, don't put anything.  Just say you are leaving and when.  They may want to do an exit interview and that is the point to bring things up if you want to

Say nothing, one-liner. Job done, professionally.

The resignation letter doesn't need any reasoning, just a factual one liner as others have said. If the company is any good they will want an exit interview/discussion to understand and learn. Make sure it is with somebody you can be candid with though or pointless.

“I hereby give notice of my resignation, effective 21st May 2021

As per my contractual notice period of *insert notice period here*, my last working day will be *insert date here*

thered”

Is what I'd do/have done in the past

They may want to do an exit interview and that is the point to bring things up if you want to

The first time I ever left a job because I hated the management, I used the exit interview as a chance to unload with everything that I thought was being done wrong.

I've since learned that companies are mostly just a reflection of how the people at the top operate, and that isn't going to change. Just fill your desk drawer lock with superglue and go home 😉

Don't flower it up.....just

Dear so-and-so

I wish to inform you that I am handing in my resignation...something about finishing on X date

Best regards.

thered.

Dear ...,
I’m writing to give my formal notice that I’ll be leaving my role as ... at ... on ... 2021.
I’d like to thank you very much for the opportunity to work with you for the past ... years, I have really enjoyed it.
I wish you and the rest of the team all the very best for the future.

Best regards,

Yep, just a couple of lines stating the facts, no more is needed.

Does it have to be by letter or will an email do? I think at our place many have just sent an email but I might be wrong there.

Dear …,
I’m writing to give my formal notice that I’ll be leaving my role as … at … on … 2021.
I’d like to thank you very much for the opportunity to work with you for the past … years, I have really enjoyed it.
I wish you and the rest of the team all the very best for the future.

Best regards,

 

Lunge's version is what i'd go for. An yes it should be a signed letter from you. A scan of a signed letter is enough, but belt and braces says to hand it to them. Make sure the letter is dated..

That's fair IHN, keep it simple.

I think for most places e-mail is fine, you can always ask if they want it on paper.

Thx dudes

There's a documentary where they show how you thank a shouty-beardy-man for the opportunity to participate in the process then grab your wheelie case and power-strut to a waiting taxi. You could try that.

but belt and braces says to hand it to them

wrapped around a half-brick thrown from a moving vehicle?

i'm doing the :

'I’m writing to give my formal notice that I’ll be leaving my role as … at … on … 2021.

I wish you and the rest of the team all the very best for the future.'

approach on monday.

the actual end date may be flexible with leave and stuff like that.

Sign a blank piece of paper then wipe your arse with it. Fold into envelope and hand over.
Not professional but amusing

Is there not the classic last day / resignation thread from an STW'er involving riding their bike across the office, down the stairs and out?

I worked somewhere for 17 years and my resignation letter was a one liner. As others have said, really just for contract and HR purposes.

If you get a chance for an exit interview as many employers now do, use that as your chance to explain your reasons for leaving.

An ex-colleague wrote I quit on a post-it, stuck it to his ID card and posted it to them. He was at a reasonable level in IT and was fed up of getting requests to do work (multi week projects) via post-its stuck to his desk.

I am remote based and have been unable to reach my line manager. Had to leave a voicemail.
I don't really want to email it but want to get his over and done with. Should I email it I wonder.

I emailed my line manager and HR in the same email. That way HR could start the clock on your notice period and ultimately they don't care because it's their job to 'process the humans'. The line manager will care cos you've created hassle for them and they may be evasive / delaying etc. Plus email should serve as an authoritative record.

What thepurist said. Doesn't need to be long, pretty, an explanation etc.

I resigned 6 weeks ago - my boss and his boss were both on holiday. Sent an email saying "tried to contact you but wanted to get the ball rolling etc", attached the letter and left it at that.

Stand on your desk and get your balls out.

If WFH then stand over your laptop and gently lower your balls in front of the camera during a zoom call.

They'll get the idea.

And to see your balls! Win-win!

Email either with the content in the body of the email or as a separate word document attached. Also cc in HR as suggested as this is the date at which you’ll want to claim you served notice from in writing.

With the word document approach too you can also ask in the email if they need a signed copy you’ll be happy to post one as well. Make sure the letter/document has today’s date on it too and pop a read receipt on the email for good measure.

If WFH then stand over your laptop and gently lower your balls in front of the camera during a zoom call.

Nutscaping!

Emails are fine. I'd cc my personal address in so I had a record.

No need for a wet signature, scan, attachment or anything else. Emails are as legally binding as letters.

Minimal content. I spoke to my manager first which is where you can deal with niceties, then sent across the email which he forwarded to HR.

As above but please do make sure you email something as well.

If you work remotely, I'd also ask for confirmation they have received it.

The first post says they have been a bit shit. Do not give them any more reasons to prove their crapness by not sending any document in officially.

Dear fascist bully boy....

What lunge said also with what sui said. at the exit interview tell them what they want to hear not what will help them going forward as they may now be competitors or if not they don't deserve your help anyway and also no bridges will be burned.

After my last resignation I was quite looking forward to the exit interview to get a few things off my chest.
Turned up and they directed me to a computer terminal where I was presented with a web based questionnaire with a few multiple choice questions!

Did you like working here:
a) a lot
b) a little
c) somewhat

I felt cheated out of a rant! 😃

The last resignation letter I wrote was to myself!

Well, one of my team was French and I offered to help her with it 🤪

A lot boils down to do you want to leave the possibility of returning in the future. If you do simply thank them for the opportunities extended over the years (or something equally as vague) to give a ‘positive’ slant.

The other thing that I made sure was in my French engineers resignation was that she wanted to take her holiday allocation in full, the intended date of leaving (and that the last working day would be agreed based on holiday entitlement).

Good luck with the new job!

Oh, and exit interviews for me have always been optional...

Think I'll be chucking mine in next week. Will be an email with the bare minimum. Might do a poo in the photocopier on my last day. As yet undecided.

Yeah, simple letter just to start the formal process - after that we have an exit interview plus some security off-boarding stuff (that part's mandatory).

Or just do it like someone in my team a couple of years ago, just stop coming to work, stop answering your phone and after a few weeks and a registered letter from HR informing you of impending disciplinary action just turn up and hand your laptop in at reception but don't tell them who you are and then another couple of weeks later email saying you're not returning to the job. Oh and then put me down as a reference for another job a few months later - he was a nice enough guy though so I glossed over the leaving shenanigans...

Dear John Smith,

I would like to confirm my resignation from the position of World Legend.

Many thanks,

Washington Irvine

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Anything more meaningful should be said face to face, possibly over a pint, but all positive. Even if you want a whinge, make sure it helps the person you're speaking to.

Dear XXX, this email is to serve notice of my resignation from XX May 20201. My last day at work will be YYY 2021. I wish you and the team well in your future endeavors.

cc your own personal email. Make it formal. Don't close the door on any return.

One of my lot just left to change career and asked me what to put her resignation.

I told her date at top, tell me you're leaving and when, put your name at the bottom

No inaccessible spaces to leave some fish to rot?

I've heard radiators suggested but I always thought that would dry it out before it goes putrid, and as such is quite amateurish and not professional 🙂