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When you've accepted a job offer you'll be excited to begin your new work as soon as possible and you'll want to resign from your existing position with the minimum of fuss and discomfort. But without preparation and knowledge of what to expect, things may not go as smoothly as you hope.
Firstly, prepare a formal letter of resignation, stating the date you intend to leave, which will be the last working day of your notice period, and give this to your employer. From that moment on and throughout the remainder of your notice period your employer may do any of the following: |
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Thank you for the letter, say they are sorry you are leaving, but wish you the best in your new job.
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Ask you why you are leaving and then offer to remedy whatever has made you unhappy. For example, grant a pay-rise, bonus, etc; give a promotion or discusses a new career plan if you stay with them; promise to resolve any work problems, arrange a re-location, etc. |
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Tell you that the company cannot do without you; you will be sorely missed by all your colleagues; you are letting them and the company down; remind you of everything they have done for you - training, opportunity, etc; make you feel that you 'owe' it to them to change your mind and stay on. |
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The first example is clearly the best and the one that you should hope for. But you must be clear that the latter two, although they seem to imply your indispensability, are merely methods that may be used by your employer to take control of the immediate situation. If successful, they enable your employer to avoid the time and cost involved in re-recruiting at this particular time. However, since you have now shown your cards and displayed that you may not be as loyal to the company as they had thought, your employer could then choose to look for a replacement at a time in the future that may be more convenient to them and the business.
Experience shows that in the majority of cases promises made by employers, as a knee-jerk reaction to resignations, are rarely kept. In the long term, the reasons employees seek alternative employment will remain, i.e. the problems won't go away as the company will not generally change for a single employee.
Although it may be flattering to be told that you are indispensable, you should not feel that you 'owe' it to your employer to remain with them. They may have given you training, a good salary package, etc., however if you have worked well and used the training to do a better job for them, then you have fulfilled all your obligations under your contract.
Finally you should ask yourself why it has taken your resignation to get your employer to give you what you want. Isn't this a more accurate reflection of how much they really value you? |
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