Plan to quit job next year - Informing manager in advance - How/What say?

mr_stripey

+1 for saying nothing until you have to.

if you get a job, hand in your notice per contract

TELLIT01

Do not say anything at this stage.  Once you have definite plans in place that advice may change. Certainly don't put anything in writing or they may take it as formal notice and provide counter notice based on your contract.  You could see youself out of work before you are ready.  You have the added incentive of possible redundancy, so if you don't have fixed plans I would advise at least waiting until that time comes round.

badmemory

Another one saying don't tell them until you have to according to your contract.  They won't start looking for your replacement anyway until they have to - as in after you have already left.  You are looking forward to being there until you reach state retirement age after all - place tongue firmly in cheek.

littlemoney

Agree do nothing. Wait till nearer time and give your contractual notice period. Keeps options open and may get the redundancy as bonus.

njkmr

It's fairly clear now ..say nowt...!
I'm in a similar position and an old guy I speak to at the gym told me... " Tell em £#+\ all. Keep em guessing...! "
This is the approach I have adopted.

SadieO

If there are definitely going to be voluntary redundancies in March, I don't know why anyone would consider waiting until June and then leaving with nothing? 

Echoing others to say do not tell your employers anything in advance!

theoretica

When voluntary redundancies are offered, does everyone who applies get it?  If not, I wonder if it would be worth considering if you could angle your work over the next few months or appraisal discussion towards your application being accepted.

Savvy_Sue

And another +1!

I was very fortunate in that I'd said I was planning to retire well in advance, and was getting close to giving 3 months notice - more than I needed, but it seemed fair. All of a sudden, an unexpected bunch of compulsory redundancies was announced, to my benefit. 

Alanp

I did a similar thing five years ago, the company I worked for was taken over by a company that had a poor reputation in the industry I was in, I used my private pension lump sum which enabled me to find something that I could be happier in, I did find another job and was able to hand in my notice quickly, in your situation say nothing until you have a plan, your loyalty is to you, if you can get redundancy pay then go for it, but keep your powder dry until your ready, 

DidleySquat

theoretica said:

When voluntary redundancies are offered, does everyone who applies get it?  If not, I wonder if it would be worth considering if you could angle your work over the next few months or appraisal discussion towards your application being accepted.

Hello,
Not everybody who applied gets voluntary redundancy, it all depends upon  the needs of the relevant  department. My thinking of letting my manager know that I'm leaving would be to set it in his mind that I'm definitely going and therefore, more likely to be accepted.