RE: When you hear the Axe in the dark...
From: "Brierley, Sean" <Sean -dot- Brierley -at- ipc -dot- com>
To: <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Subject: RE: When you hear the Axe in the dark...
Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2007 15:24:53 -0500
But then, as an employee, I've never really worked for an employer who
tried the "employee retention" thing.
I did once submit my resignation from a job I liked because:
a) I had a very interesting and intriguing offer from someone I knew, I
was young, and the time was right.
b) An employee was hired for me by the owner of the company, and the
employee kept making end-runs and got perks beyond what was available
for me.
c) I would have been happy to provoke a real counter offer and would
have stayed had that happened, but I knew it wasn't in the cards.
My last day there, I worked quite late to finish up some work and leave
things in a good state--I was the second-to-last person to close up that
night. I'd do that again. You do what you can, try not to burn bridges,
give a nod to good employers when you see them, and try to achieve your
personal goals.
As for a resignation letter, I recommend using tech writing skills and
being short and to the point: you are leaving to pursue other
opportunities, mention you enjoyed working with your co-workers, give a
nod to the company as a whole, and throw in when your last day will be.
Heck, use a bulleted list if you want.
Cheers.
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