Questions tagged [resignation]

For questions dealing with the voluntary parting of ways with a company. Contrast with layoff and termination. Questions can pertain to proper procedures to follow, etiquette for giving notice, or any other concerns relating to resignation. Note: questions in the style of "Should I resign..." are out of scope for Workplace.SE

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Do I need to resign to ask for a Letter of Recommendation?

Is it possible to ask for LOR in December and resign in February? I am applying for Masters and I need to attach 2 LOR's to submit my university application. But the notice period in my company is 6 ...
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Company is making my position redundant due to cost cutting but asking me to send email for resignation

I was communicated over call with HR and senior manager that due to low business activity some positions are going to be made redundant and I am one of them. They communicated this over call and there ...
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Transfer to another department but I'm currently in a standalone role [closed]

Here are the facts about my current position: I have been employed by this company for 4 months My tasks involve working closely with management Workload has been unnecessarily difficult because of ...
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Resignation vs Termination

I recently was told by my supervisor to hand in my resignation or get fired after my 6-month probation with a bad report. The last statement really took me aback, because it sounded more like a threat....
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How to quit an unsatisfying job?

As mentioned in the title, I'm currently in a job that doesn't satisfy my expectations. I'm working as a systems engineer in a renowned private hospital group. I have a lot of experience in web ...
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Starting a new job but continuing on Maternity leave from the first one

Can you start a new job while staying on maternity leave? The new job is remote. I am considering keeping both jobs, but the remote one won't wait. I can be on leave until mid-January Because I had a ...
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Seeking suggestions how to explain why seeking new work without criticizing current employer

I know seeking a new challenge or the job is not challenging enough. Real reasons for leaving I can't tell to any interviewer, sigh. It's really been a situation where it's challenging to do enough to ...
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I resigned and took another position in the same organization. Was called insubordinate

I am a school employee and was given notice of involuntary transfer to another building. I replied that I would be resigning and substituting instead. I did so the following day, with my resignation ...
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What should I do if I am strongly burned out at work, but resigning now would cause problems for my coworkers and burn bridges?

I am mostly able to do my tasks for now, but my performance has suffered significantly and I really want to leave, even if it means having no job for a while. I fear I might freeze up eventually and ...
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Not paid agreed money for training after quitting position

I was employed for a very short time for a part-time job which has paid training. I did 8 hours over a week, I realised it wasn't really working out for me as I disagreed with the practices there. I ...
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I had a misunderstanding with my boss

Since my schedule the past two years hasn't been the ideal, I've only worked three hours on Sundays. However, recently, I asked for additional hours, and they offered me more. Then, last week, I had a ...
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Notice period with vacation in the middle

I just accepted a job offer. My start date is Oct 9th (non-negotiable), which gives me 3 weeks from now. My notice period at my current job is 2 weeks. First problem, I have a big family vacation/...
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Current employer is putting last-minute conditions on shorter notice period

Context I work in the UK, my line manager is in France, but department head is in the UK. I've worked in the same role for 12 years. My line manager has been in his role for three months, with the ...
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DO we all quit at the same time and ruin our corporation? [closed]

My colleagues and I are very dissatisfied with our pay as software developers, we at first talked about quiet quitting, we quiet quit, but as of later they have been trying to force us to do overtime, ...
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resignation under acute mental health episode [closed]

A close relative in the UK resigned from his job while going through an acute mental health episode. Employer accepted his resignation, and he was put on garden leave until this coming Sep 14. In the ...
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Can a company call me back from a garden leave?

I have recently resigned from my job and the company decided to put me on a garden leave. No problem with that. However after a few days they realised that they may do with a handover of some of my ...
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DSE chair rights [closed]

can I keep a chair that was made specifically for me at my previous job, the chair is at my home address and is over 7 years old
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Should I take all my notes code from my actual job after leaving or should I help them after leaving?

Right now I am working as an intern in a unit of a non-profit foundation. I am faced with an ethical dilemma, which is that I have been given the opportunity to start working as a biostatistician, ...
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Is it okay to be fired for telling coworkers/new hires you're leaving with no rules against it being stated?

I was just fired today from a job for telling a coworker and a new hire that this would be my final week at the company. I have not been working there long and I didn't particularly enjoy the job, ...
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Redundancy Query

I work as a night carer one night per week looking after 2 residents. One resident ended up very ill in hospital for a few weeks and the other was too high dependency for the care setting -she also ...
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I plan on taking legal action against the CEO, what should I do at the workplace in the meantime? [closed]

I believe the CEO at my company has acted in a highly unethical and possibly illegal manner. I directly confronted the CEO about it and he continued to lie and deflect. I am contacting a lawyer about ...
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CEO unexpectedly resigns [closed]

We just have learned that the our CEO (I work in the large internet cache optimization company - CDN) has unexpectedly stepped down. Even his direct reports did not know about it. How bad can it be? I ...
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Quitting in probation period

I am currently in a probation period at work. I want to quit as it’s harming my mental health. I have to provide 3 months notice if I hand in my notice during the probation period. However they can ...
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Do I owe my company "fair warning" about issues that won't be solved, before giving notice?

I'm miserable at my first programming job (small company) due to a very long list of workflow and management issues. These issues cause me a great deal of stress, to the point of feeling physically ...
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Rejoining after 1 year of gap in Software industry in India

One year ago I took a voluntary resignation out of a product based company. I wanted to explore government job opportunities, but couldn't succeed. I wanted to rejoin IT industry, but not sure about ...
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My boss wants me to inform him if I plan on resigning

I recently had a meeting with my boss about my pending time off this coming December for my wedding and honeymoon. There seems to be some idea that I may be quitting as I (32F) am getting married to ...
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Responsibilities taken off me and given to someone else

I've been at my current job for the last 18 months. I have a number of different responsibilities there but one of the main ones was a copywriter. I work in-house rather than for an agency. Recently, ...
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Should I hear from a prospective employer after my physical?

I accepted a job offer in healthcare a couple of months ago. I have done all onboarding, and have my orientation scheduled by HR in July. I went for my pre employment physical almost 3 weeks ago but ...
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Resignation and Two calendar month notice period

I've handed in my resignation on the 2nd of May, being that the 1st of May is a public holiday in South Africa. I sent a courtesy message to my manager on the 1st, to let him know that I will formally ...
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Resigned, .manager announced my new employer to all without permission

I'm in UK and I’ve just resigned as I’ve accepted a new role at a direct competitor (a better package). I have two questions I'm hiding for help on. I asked my manager what to do next when handing in ...
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How to ask my workplace to amend my leaving date

I work in a special educational needs school. I sent my resignation letter to the Head Teacher yesterday, giving 4 weeks notice. It works out well, as my last day actually falls on the last day of ...
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Accepted new job and they've asked for current employer reference

I started a job last month and I am not enjoying it. My dream job got back to me last week and gave me a job offer that starts in September.I accepted the offer. Now the new job wants a reference from ...
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Gracefully resigning from an unmaintainable project I was hired to work on urgently

I was hired by a big company, but lately I found myself in a delicate situation. Big companies have more formal processes, adopt methodologies, are up to date/speed. I have enough experience that I ...
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Requiring to render a 30-days notice?

Im currently working with a salary of 12000 and the scope of my job was Im only the one incharge in Rice sales (DR, Billing, Collection, Deposit) and aside from that my employer also have a personal ...
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Resigned but place on a personal improvement plan

I have recently resigned after finding a new job. But my employer has put me on a personal improvement plan, can they? Even though I have resigned? I have previously been on a personal improvement ...
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Simplest way to resign without complications

I would like to resign from my current employment. Of course I will work my necessary two weeks notice. My problem is based on what I have observed with previous employees who have quit, the current ...
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trying to change my leaving date UK

I am leaving my work for several reasons, including having to reduce my hours to care for my elderly parents, and also the stress I am under at work. Due to my brother going into hospital, I want to ...
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My contract ended March 29 and I have not yet signed anything to renew it. Is it alright to show up April 3 and tell employers I am not going to sign?

My contract ended March 29th but I have yet to sign anything to renew my contract nor have I received any letter of extension from the management. I took a leave on the 30th and did not show up on the ...
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What should I do about a bully at work? [closed]

In my work, there is a person that disturbs me really harshly: he always bumps into my shoulder on purpose, he always curses me when he sees me, he always does from distance moves like he is punching ...
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My coworker and I got into the same post graduate program and we both plan on accepting. Can we be reprimanded?

My coworker and I both got into the same postgraduate program and both intend to leave the company we are at. We are close friends and are both interested in a career in a similar field. We both ...
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When to quit in Germany based on vacation days?

Just based on Vacations and notice periods, when is the optimal date to quit in Germany? For instance, I have a notice period of three months starting from the end of the month that I have ...
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Is my company trying to get rid of me?

I'm a junior software engineer in my 20's, and I've been employed with a big IT consultancy for the past 1.5 years. I live in western Europe Currently right now, I'm on the bench, and around 2 weeks ...
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Will my prospective employer contact my past employer after I’ve signed the offer letter?

I received an offer letter today from a big-name sports organization. However I have to resign from my current job and feel as though though once I resign it will burn a bridge, deeming me “ineligible ...
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How do you resign from a trainee scheme in a way which minimizes the impact on your career?

Essentially, I am planning on resigning from my graduate scheme as I want to focus more on my masters which can be done on a part-time basis. Ultimately, I want to pursue a career in a different field....
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Company offered to move me to another project which I'm not suitable for, can I negotiate a resignation and get some of my severance pay?

I'm a software developer with experience primarily in web development. The project I was working on at my company has finished recently. So HR told me that there are 3 different open positions on ...
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Is it normal to be emotionally impacted when a colleague resigns? [closed]

A colleague of mine resigned recently, causing me to feel an emotion I've identified as grief. I'm sad because she's a good worker. Now that she's gone, our work suffers on average, and it becomes ...
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I announced my resignation . . . and was completely ignored. What to do?

Background I work as a software engineer (direct hire) for a small B2B SAAS company. Like most of the folks at the company, I work remotely and primarily communicate via Slack, Jira comments, and ...
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I was lucky to get a job out of nowhere, it is killing me now, what should I do now? [closed]

I was working in a high-tech company after my PhD and randomly one day one of my suppliers called me and asked me if I wanted to join them. By that time was fed up with my job. The supplier company ...
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When will overtime be compensated after you leave a company in Germany?

Until end of 2022 I worked for a company in Germany for quite some time, until I sent my resignation letter and decided to move on. My contract was a "Tarifvertrag", which regulated also the ...
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How can I keep a good relation with people if my employer doesn't want to announce my resignation?

I joined my current company with a group of other people. We all came from a startup that had to close after a financing issue. It was a good deal all around: we didn't have to do interviews or search ...
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