So i'm writing a notice letter for work atm (ill be on BC2 after). Im really not sure what to write though. Tbh they have been good to me but i never planned for staying very long despite being a permanent member of staff. I want to leave the end of the month and only need to give a weeks notice but I decided i might let my manager know my intentions.

tl:dr resignation letter what to write.

bujump help needed.

Here's how my last one went:

Dear xxxxx,
I write to confirm that I am resigning from position as xxxxx.
I have decided that it is time to move on and I have accepted a position elsewhere. This was not an easy decision and took a lot of consideration. However, I am confident that my new role will help me to move towards some of the goals I have for my career.
My contract of employment requires that I work here for a further four weeks from the day I give notice. However, I wish to request that you release me at an earlier date because my new employer wants me to be able to start work as soon as possible. Please be assured that I will do all I can to assist in the smooth transfer of my responsibilities before leaving.
I wish both you and everyone else at xxxxxxxx good fortune for the future and I would like to thank you for having me as part of your team.

Yours sincerely,
xxxxxxx


Hope that helps, obviously you'll want to tweak the bit about leaving early if possible.

www.i-resign.com - full of useful templates

Or just give them the web address of this thread

12/05/2010



xxxxxxx xxxxxxx (xxxxxxxxxxxxx)

Dear xxxxxxx,

Please accept this letter as my notice of resignation from xxxxxx , effective 31/05/2010.
Thank you for the opportunities you have given me, I shall remember my experience at xxxxxxxxx fondly and in a positive light.

I hope this letter of notice is sufficient to fulfill my contractual one week of notice period.
Sincerely,

hey

I work as an hr advisor so here are my 2 cents .


IF you want to give advanced notice that is fine , however 2 things to bear in mind , i the uk verbal notice of intention to resign is technically legally binding ( you do not have to put it in writing , simply telling your boss in the pub that you want to leave is enough to be considered a resignation ) This is fine if you trust your boss and want to give them time to find a replacement , no so fine if there is less trust and you are concerned they might accept immediately and ask you to clear your desk that day ! ( i have worked for companies like this ) So be sure before you put a post dated letter on your manager's desk !

The other thing , is your notice period is largely dependant on your contract and length of service, not sure how long you have been there but after a while you earn the right to a longer notice than most contract provide for ( ie the standard week or month ) Likewise if you are in your first few months your notice is likely to be a week at most.

All your letter needs to say is that you are giving formal notice of your resignation ( and date the letter ) resignations are effective as of the date they are received, if you are wanting to put the letter in and have the notice take effect in the future not the day you hand it in ( as you have above ) you can put this in, but they are under no obligation to honour this legally ( morally is a different matter )


It will only be put on your file by someone like me and never seen again so if you have good things to say by all means put them in but it is by no means going to count against you if your don't. ( this is also helpful if you plan on coming back again )

Personally i hate it when employees put in when they are going to leave, as i already know what their notice period is, and being reminded sounds a bit confrontational . But i would say 90% of resignations i get have it in so it is obviously the done thing.

Pussys, Go out with a bang. No notice. Hire two of the dirtiest prostitutes you can find on the day you are leaving. Get absolutely hammered and go in and act like a total c**t. Take a massive set of speakers and have your leaving party there and then. Tie up your boss and humiliate him/her reminding them about all the times they berated you and how you have wasted a good part of your life making them look good and filling there pockets. Then walk out like a rockstar and never look back.


Or give a weeks notice and ask for a reference.

Hypo

well i only have to give a weeks notice and have been there since sept. I decided to chat to my manager tomorrow and see what she says. as i think if i were to hand notice they'll ask me to clear my desk. but ill take her advice on whether its ok to hand it in now or leave it til the week before i wish to leave.

not sure that'll go down too well.

as its my 1st major job im wanting the reference.

haha..oh god help me!!

it should be fine , and most of the time it is , but sometimes in sales type jobs , once you have handed in your notice they cant get you out he building quick enough ( you are still entitled to be paid for your notice if they ask you not to work it and go home immediately ) which sucks if you need the money till the end of the month and they drop you like a stone next wednesday.

hypo's suggestion was the best thing i have read for a while , lol !

I'm with Hypo .... although that might explain my job history ... although that attitude did give me the balls to get the job of my dreams which I know currently do and am very good at ..... only poor.

Technically speaking they can't give you a bad reference (just refuse to give you a reference).. also I notice from working for a large multinational evil corporation, that we don't give references either - just a note from HR saying so and so worked here from this date to this date in this position. Actual butt kissing personal references are basically given by managers without HR's involvment.

largely thanks to the likes of compensation lawyers !

Companies can be held liable for the references they give , so if you have a glowing reference for an employee who then turns out to be terrible at their next job , the company runs the risk of being sued , likewise if they give a bad reference , they are likely to be receiving a call from compensation lawyers 4 free or the like wanting to sue for the bad reference on behalf of the ex employee , hence most companies will confirm only your job title and dates you were employed.

Making Hypo's idea even more attractive

Hell i even used to work for a big (evil) corporation that used to have a contract with a private investigation firm to run checks on all new employees as well as drug and alcohol screens.

lol, reminds me of the Navy Intelligence questionaires where they asked me questions like 'are you a current member of the IRA?' followed by about 20 more variations on that question. They made me sign something saying I give them permissions to check out all my financial, medical etc., records and also to do general checks on close relatives and 'associates'.

Interestingly afaik they didn't ask the close relatives in question for their permission for this

Part of the Air Traffic Control application process includes a security questionnaire which asks:

"Are you, or any member of your family, active members in a terrorist organisation such as Al-Quaeda?"

Makes me wonder if anyone actually ticks the 'yes' box =|