Resigning Soon- With Immediate Effect!!

HappyMJ

I would also advise against the long letter. Just a short letter with the reasons as posted in the previous post. Decided to move on is all you need to put. Don't mention anything else. You're leaving they don't want an essay.

piglet25

Having suffered from anxiety and work related stress ( and still am to a point ) I say that nothing is worth as much as your own personal well being. Put your resignation in and ring in sick for the duration of your notice, they may let you go early rather than pay sick pay.

Auntie-Dolly

Don't you need to worry about money or references?

ohreally

Auntie-Dolly wrote: »

Don't you need to worry about money or references?

jobhunter123 wrote: »

plus new job starts on Wednesday.

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theoretica

I agree, a bland formal resignation. Though if pressed I would mention that the alternative is being signed off with stress.

No-one likes being in the wrong, and a more detailed letter is very likely to trigger a desire to retaliate somehow, so better to not start.

jobhunter123

Update- upon leaving work last night there were visitors in the office so would have been impossible for me to talk to the bosses. I went back at 8pm and posted resignation with spare key through the letter box.
This morning I got a phone call from my line manager, I said I take it you read my letter? She said what letter? - oh great, she was calling me to say she was gonna be late so wasnt at work yet. I explained I have resigned and if anything she seemed happy!!!! I said she obviously knows ive not been happy lately and she agreed.

This is where it got a bit comical-
She then went on to explain that shes not sure if my contract says what notice I am required to work and do I know? I thought she would know all this. I obviously said no I dont know either but I dont plan on returning. She said ok ill call you back later.

I strongly expect the phonecall later on to be less comical as the bosses will know by then and it could get political I guess. Either that or they will be relieved for me to go as they will save money on my wages which would help cover their losses from the last financial year.


ill post back later to let you all know how I get along in the next stage

Lioness_Twinkletoes

I think they'll probably all have a good laugh at your long letter.

jobhunter123

Lioness_Twinkletoes wrote: »

I think they'll probably all have a good laugh at your long letter.

They can laugh all they like I wont be going back to see them laugh.

Still not heard a thing from them ill prob receive something or other in the post im guessing as iv left they wont be bothered about discussing too much with me now it would be pointless.

Lux

If your work life was so bad and impacting your health to the extent that you feel you have no choice but to leave that is constructive dismissal. You'd need to state that you felt you had no choice in your resignation letter in order to leave without working your notice. I think explaining the situation was the right thing to do.

jobhunter123

Lux wrote: »

If your work life was so bad and impacting your health to the extent that you feel you have no choice but to leave that is constructive dismissal. You'd need to state that you felt you had no choice in your resignation letter in order to leave without working your notice. I think explaining the situation was the right thing to do.

I feel that explaining was best thing now too, theres been no come back from it so far. Im sure I summed up how unhappy I was so im sure they will realise how I felt I had to leave