Handing in your notice - etiquette

[SoulKiss]

Originally Posted by Sudoxe

Disabling the fire suppression, pouring petrol around the data center and wondering around with a zippo?

No, thats the BOFH method

[gruntygiggles]

Originally Posted by Stig_Of_The_Dump

The last job I was in that was not a contract position I had to give 12 months notice to leave. Anyone guess what my job was?

Maria, just a thought regarding your holidays. It is normal for holidays to be 'issued' in advance of entitlement. Which means you are given the amount of days assuming you will be in employment for the complete year. Normally, if you leave earlier, you will lose x amount of days dependant on the remaining days left in the year. This will be automatically deducted so you may find you do not have as many days as you think you have. Of course you are clever and will have already known all of this.

The written notification of your intention to leave is the recognised method of resignation. That can be as simple as an email. It just has to be documentational. (is that even a word?)

Haha, not a word AFAIK, but it sounds great. It just needs to be "documented" though.....lol

Maria, I'll send you a PM as this stuff is my bread and butter and I can draft you a quick, simple, letter that will allow you to notify your employers of your resignation whilst also ending your employment on the most amicable of grounds.

[anna]

When I handed in mine, I called my boss as he was a personal friend and told him of my plan so that it wasnt a surprise when I spoke to him in the office.

I then scheduled a meeting with him as he was my direct manager, I then handed in my formal letter, then that was passed to HR and the details of my holiday were all sorted out.

I then got a form with a questionaire in about my time during their employment. All standard stuff I think.

Originally Posted by SoulKiss

Its the standard IT pay-rise negotiation method........

Assuming that your company wants to keep you, or you're the only one who knows the root passwords or how the system works.

I've certainly used that technique to get a pay rise, but you can't do it too often.

[SoulKiss]

Originally Posted by wyrdness

Assuming that your company wants to keep you, or you're the only one who knows the root passwords or how the system works.

I've certainly used that technique to get a pay rise, but you can't do it too often.

Its not that hard to line up another job so you can present them with the offer letter with your resignation.

Never do it as a bluff

Originally Posted by timwilky

8 weeks is that all.

My original contract stipulated 3 months.

+1

Originally Posted by Stig_Of_The_Dump

The last job I was in that was not a contract position I had to give 12 months notice to leave. Anyone guess what my job was?

I can, had to do the same, few years ago now.

My advice is win the lottery stick pencils up your nose and tell everyone what you think of them,

Alternatively, write a letter that tells them what a great opportunity it was, how much you liked working there and that you look forward to working with them in the future when you have gained experience that will be valuable to them. I tried it and it would have worked if i hadn't upset one of the managers on the way out by telling him what I thought of him and funnily enough they didn't want me back some 6 years later

Arrange a meeting with your line manager and explain that your leaving, have the letter and hand it to him during the meeting.

Your leaving so any grievances you've had don't really matter anymore, so leave on good terms so you don't burn any bridges, you may never wish to return to the same company, but you never know who else within the company will move to a new employer and become your colleague/boss/supplier/customer.

My last letter was blurb about why I had decided to leave, which in my case was to relocate to be closer to family, followed by

I have secured an offer of employment in the Midlands, which I have accepted, and so must now tender my resignation from <company name>. In accordance with my one month notice period, I will leave <company name> at the end of November 2008.

I would like to thank you and all my colleagues at <company name> for my time here, which I have very much enjoyed. I will do my utmost over the next month to ensure the transition leading up to my departure goes as smoothly as possible, and to provide the necessary knowledge transfer to my colleagues. I would be happy to meet again soon to formulate a plan of action to this end.

I have provided my new employer with your contact details. If you would be so kind as to provide a favourable reference, this would be much appreciated.

I wish you and everyone at <company name> all the best in whatever the future may bring.

Thanks and Best Regards,

BTW, it doesn't make sense for any employer to make an employee work for them any longer than they want to (most folk can do too much damage!) so if you don't want to work you full notice period, explain that your new employer wanted you to start within a month and you feel that failure to do so may affect your chances, so you have advised that you will negotiate with them regards your notice period. Most employers will let you go after a month, or go half way on the difference, in your case six weeks.

You have not the Job, yet! good luck though