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What's the best way to give your notice to a company you love and don't want to leave?

Posted on 11/18/19 at 12:02 am
Posted by FellOffTheJetwayAgai
Member since Sep 2019
88 posts
Posted on 11/18/19 at 12:02 am
In this instance you aren't leaving for a competitor in the same market, more pay, or to slight the current employer, it's just because you need to make a drastic change for the future of your personal health.

Also, the reason you have the new opportunity is all due to the experience you gained from your current employer, so quitting on them would sever a lot of ties to the people who helped you grow professionally.
Posted by GeorgeTheGreek
Sparta, Greece
Member since Mar 2008
68754 posts
Posted on 11/18/19 at 12:03 am to
Make other changes in your life if your job is that great. Grass isn’t always greener. A job you love is hard to find.
Posted by RonLaFlamme
Baton Rouge
Member since Nov 2016
1858 posts
Posted on 11/18/19 at 12:04 am to
Drastic change for your personal health? Are you saying the work environment or conditions where you currently are at are contributing to it?
Posted by 3deadtrolls
lafayette
Member since Jan 2014
6772 posts
Posted on 11/18/19 at 12:08 am to
Give them a generous notice and be completely honest about why you’re moving on.
Posted by Apache
San Diego
Member since Dec 2013
2762 posts
Posted on 11/18/19 at 12:08 am to
Explain your situation to them and express a great sense of gratitude to any and all who assisted you. Keep in touch with them if you can, and let them know how you’re doing.

Unfortunately, severing ties will be part of the deal, but there will be new opportunities in the future.
Posted by TigerDonk
BR
Member since Dec 2011
1248 posts
Posted on 11/18/19 at 12:14 am to
Large companies do not care about their employees. If it is a small or mid sized family business you can worry about this. If not, the earlier in your career you understand it is all about business the better off you will be.
Posted by FellOffTheJetwayAgai
Member since Sep 2019
88 posts
Posted on 11/18/19 at 12:19 am to
Yes. The stress and anxiety I have do contribute to the issues I have, but my current company does amazing things and I could likely grow more with the next company, but I do not know if I would be as happy.
Posted by RogerTheShrubber
Juneau, AK
Member since Jan 2009
298305 posts
Posted on 11/18/19 at 12:23 am to
Recently went through this. Do it quietly, with grace.

It's hard, but I still stay in touch with my old coworkers.

The door is always open for my return
Posted by 7thWardTo314
Member since May 2017
1406 posts
Posted on 11/18/19 at 1:36 am to
I’m actually preparing to do the exact same thing myself. I love my current job, my leader, and my team of direct reports, but I just interviewed and have a conditional offer for a position with another company with almost a 30% raise. I get sad just thinking about leaving my current company however.
Posted by Jalbow3
Trussville
Member since Oct 2008
4089 posts
Posted on 11/18/19 at 1:51 am to
If its a corporation, frick them, the only person that will remember you in 5 years is your direct superior. If it's a smaller company, be honest about the situation. You know them better than anyone you could ask advice from.
Posted by lsuwontonwrap
Member since Aug 2012
34147 posts
Posted on 11/18/19 at 2:43 am to
muffin basket?
Posted by SoulGlo
Shinin' Through
Member since Dec 2011
17248 posts
Posted on 11/18/19 at 3:00 am to
If I was to leave my company it would be in a completely different field.
Posted by SEClint
New Orleans, LA/Portland, OR
Member since Nov 2006
49485 posts
Posted on 11/18/19 at 3:10 am to
On your way out, hold up your hand and be holding a blade in the other. Place the blade in your palm and slice.

Extend your hand, look him in the eye and pass the razor to your boss for him to do the same.
This post was edited on 11/18/19 at 3:14 am
Posted by Flashback
reading the chicken bones
Member since Apr 2008
8479 posts
Posted on 11/18/19 at 3:40 am to
Write them a letter from a family member and state you have died. Get off fb, change your phone number, and move.
Posted by FellOffTheJetwayAgai
Member since Sep 2019
88 posts
Posted on 11/18/19 at 5:51 am to
quote:

Write them a letter from a family member and state you have died. Get off fb, change your phone number, and move.

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I don't have a Facebook, that's another reason why this separation is so difficult
Posted by ManBearTiger
BRLA
Member since Jun 2007
22322 posts
Posted on 11/18/19 at 5:52 am to
Stage a fake death
Posted by Flashback
reading the chicken bones
Member since Apr 2008
8479 posts
Posted on 11/18/19 at 5:53 am to
quote:

I don't have a Facebook, that's another reason why this separation is so difficult


Do u have an extra chromosome?
Posted by WhiskeyThrottle
Weatherford Tx
Member since Nov 2017
7025 posts
Posted on 11/18/19 at 6:14 am to
I recently moved to a new role in the same company. My boss was one of the few that actually took an interest in her employees and developed them as far as they wanted to go. I owe her a lot more than I could ever give. A little different circumstance, but I did everything in my power to offload my job knowledge and leave them set up for a flawless transition. The employer might or might not care for you as a person, but what they always have to care about is that the business carries on with or without you. If you care about them, leave them with the best opportunity to carry on without any major speed bumps and as long as they don't abuse it, help them out if they have questions after you move on. Employers KNOW that employees don't last forever.
Posted by Patfic15
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2018
4269 posts
Posted on 11/18/19 at 6:20 am to
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This post was edited on 7/13/20 at 8:37 pm
Posted by OysterPoBoy
City of St. George
Member since Jul 2013
43522 posts
Posted on 11/18/19 at 6:52 am to
quote:

need to make a drastic change for the future of your personal health.


Ok, millennial.
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