Quitting a job?

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Are you with Kraft?

Typed out a letter to give to boss.
Met with boss and told him I was thankful for the opportunity to work there, but I am putting in my notice. Gave boss the letter at the end of a cordial conversation.

We make a big deal out of these things in our mind, but it's really not.

I once gave a boss 6 months notice. I was only 1 of 3 folks in North America in my role and it really needed 4 or 5 people. So I wanted to give them ample time to hire and train my replacement. I was real worried they would let be me go sooner, but I thought it was the right thing to do. Turns out one of my colleagues gave 6 months notice the same week for the same reason, so my boss was pretty happy with the notice.

Just be honest and professional.

I resigned from my corporate 100k job a year ago last week. Was definately tough but in the end, it was a great decision.

My advice: be sure you're quitting for the right reasons and not some emotional reaction.... Be prepared from them to try tokeep you.... Be professional but honest... if pressed for specifics, leave it vague and have them read between the lines to draw their own conclusions..... If there is an ax to grind, save it for an exit interview

I would suggest being positive about your experience and focus you conversation on your upcoming opportunity. Exit interview "themes" with HR are discussed with department heads so it is never 100% confidential.

It may help you feel better to get items off your chest during an exit interview.....you're going to be viewed as a disgruntled employee unless everyone in your group is headed for the exit. So your rant will not influence or impact a darn thing which only presents downside for you.

I went back to work at a former employer and if I would've said everything I think (at my exit interview) and still think I would have never had the opportunity to come back. Keep it professional and take emotion out of it as best you can.

Started out working in academia/research, didn't have a PhD so that ranked me slightly above a janitor. My real boss was a great guy, but I worked with a researcher, Dr.X who decided I would serve as his personal assistant/gofer. Every week or so he would play the boss and berated me and point out what he thought were deficiencies in my work always adding that it was probably more than could be expected from someone that hadn't earned a PhD. I even found out he regularly went through my office to see if I was working on anything he didn't know about. After eight months I had had enough abuse and found another position, after everything was finalize at the new job I gave notice to my actual boss. I explained I was leaving for a position with better long term opportunity and never said a word about my issue with Dr. X. I returned to my office and found a message that Dr. X had called and wanted to see me, went to his office where he started another session of abuse. I let him go thorough his whole routine then dropped on him that the things he was concerned about will not be a problem in the future because I had just given notice and would be gone shortly. His jaw almost hit the desk and he was speechless. It was a very satisfying experience, and fortunately in the 25 years after that everyone I have worked with has been great.