| Leaving a job is something that many people go | | | | honest as possible. Even if you are leaving because |
| through at least once in their career. If you are | | | | you cannot get along with your coworkers or because |
| intending on leaving your current position, whether it is | | | | you disagree with the way the company is going, you |
| for a better job at a better company or because you | | | | should tell your boss that. |
| are retiring, there are ways to go about leaving so you | | | | If you are not in a rush to leave the company, you |
| appear professional. Even if you have no desire to | | | | should give the company time to find your |
| return to the company, you never know when you will | | | | replacement. Typically, a two or three week notice is |
| need someone's reference. You might even end up | | | | professional. It does not send a good message to just |
| working with someone from the company down the | | | | leave the company the day after you gave your |
| road, so you do not want to burn any bridges. The first | | | | notice. Another way to leave your job professionally is |
| way to go about leaving professionally is to give your | | | | to finish all your work before you go. Also, if you are |
| resignation in person. If you write a letter or simply fail | | | | working on projects that simply cannot get done in a |
| to show up, you always will be looked at differently. | | | | few weeks' time, you should have the courtesy to |
| Although you should resign in person, you still should | | | | write a report on it. This allows another employee or |
| write a resignation letter. You should give this to your | | | | your replacement to take over. |
| boss during your resignation meeting. It should include | | | | Another way to leave your job professionally is to |
| your intentions on leaving, as well as when you will be | | | | have a job lined up already. If you do not have a job |
| finished with the company. Quitting over the phone or | | | | lined up, it really can offend your boss. It might send the |
| through e-mail should never be done, especially if you | | | | message that you hated working there so badly that |
| still want to stay in the same profession. Word could | | | | you would rather not have a paycheck than work |
| get around that this is how you acted and other | | | | there. Plus, that is just smart to do for yourself. While |
| companies might not want to work with you. During | | | | you are looking for this job, try not to look on company |
| your meeting with your boss, you should try to be as | | | | time. Someone might see you looking online. |