!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oct. 5th, 2004 08:39 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
camwynCan anyone here help me write a very, very polite letter saying 'I love you all and I've loved working with you these past four years, but I'm afraid I've been looking for another job these past few months and I seem to have acquired one'? My interviews of the past few days appear to have paid off; I'll be working in Manhattan pretty soon for a financial company run by a friend of my uncle's, as their systems administrator. It's a high pressure place but they're nice people and the firm is quite small, and they pay more than twice what I'm getting now...
No, I did not bargain! It's been six years since I worked in the for-profit sector. I have no knowledge of what to bargain for! That plus equity plus health insurance plus stock options were what was offered and I said yes and that was pretty much that. Aiya...
I have GOT to write a proper letter and give my two weeks' notice. That's a fair amount of time, isn't it?
No, I did not bargain! It's been six years since I worked in the for-profit sector. I have no knowledge of what to bargain for! That plus equity plus health insurance plus stock options were what was offered and I said yes and that was pretty much that. Aiya...
I have GOT to write a proper letter and give my two weeks' notice. That's a fair amount of time, isn't it?
![[identity profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/openid.png){kind=small}
no subject
Date: 2004-10-05 08:48 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-10-05 08:54 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-10-05 08:55 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-10-05 09:10 am (UTC)Two weeks notice does not exist in my part of the world. You have to stay on for a month after handing in your resignation letter if you're a regular employee.
no subject
Date: 2004-10-05 09:11 am (UTC)In the job you can talk about how rewarding it's been and then go on to say something about "personal development" or whatnot.
no subject
Date: 2004-10-05 09:37 am (UTC)But why do you need to write a letter? It's accepted practice to tell your supervisor directly; you can do a followup letter if they need it.
no subject
Date: 2004-10-05 09:47 am (UTC)keep it short
Date: 2004-10-05 10:00 am (UTC)Managers,
I regret to inform you that this notice will be my two weeks notice with the company. I feel that I've grown considerably while I was here with the skills of my field. However, with that growth also comes the need to move on, and I have found an opportunity to increase my skills even more. I hope that you all know that I couldn't have done this without your assistance, and I am grateful for the 4 wonderful years that I've had here.
Thank you,
alter to fit your situation or make it more specific as needed. ;)
no subject
Date: 2004-10-05 10:04 am (UTC)I'm alarmingly good at the polite and mealymouthed resignation letter -- or so I found out when I left my old job in Houston, six years ago. The key is to keep it short and formal. Also, another thing that I find helpful is to write out the heartfelt letter (wibblingly teary-eyed if the place was good, and vitriolic if it was bad), read said letter, fold it up, and either burn it or file it in the Look Back and Laugh folder. Then sit down to write the real letter, which goes something like: Like I said, polite, a bit mealymouthed, painfully formal, but to the point and not putting anyone in too heinously uncomfortable a position. (At least, I hope not.)
Good luck and congratulations on the new job!
no subject
Date: 2004-10-05 10:05 am (UTC)GO YOU!!!!
Date: 2004-10-05 10:26 am (UTC)MAZEL TOV! YAY! CONGRATS! Now if only I could send you soup as celebration...
no subject
Date: 2004-10-05 10:42 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-10-05 11:11 am (UTC)I'd offer letter suggestions, but I don't think I can beat what's already been offered.
no subject
Date: 2004-10-05 11:26 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-10-05 11:37 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-10-05 12:38 pm (UTC)Dragonwhishes
-Who is patiently waiting for the next chaperter of H:H, no pressure or anything.
no subject
Date: 2004-10-05 01:11 pm (UTC)I've been happy working here, but I've just received an offer that I've decided to take. My last day here will be $LASTDAY.
Love and kisses,
Hrmm...maybe not the love and kisses part...
no subject
Date: 2004-10-05 01:23 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-10-05 01:50 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-10-05 03:16 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-10-05 04:11 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-10-05 04:29 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-10-05 06:17 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-10-05 09:43 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-10-06 12:52 am (UTC)Skoal!
Kampai!
Gohram! :)
no subject
Date: 2004-10-06 08:56 am (UTC)You've probably done the letter by this point, but here's my 2 cents anyway:
Dear Boss:
I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for all the experience I gained while working as (whatever it was you were). I am glad I had the opportunity to work for an organization as worthwile as this one, but after much deliberation, I have made the decision that it is time for me to move forward in my career. Therefore it is with regret that I must now turn in my two weeks notice.
I will always value the time I spent working at the Red Cross. Thank you,
Camwyn. (well, use your real name)
Congratulations again!
no subject
Date: 2004-10-07 01:00 am (UTC)-- Lorrie
no subject
Date: 2004-10-11 02:50 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-10-13 11:33 pm (UTC)