Quitting [Your Job]
Did you wake up this morning and decide you were going to quit today? Maybe, probably surely, but did you walk, hike, bike or drive into work and actually ended the working relationship? Gulp
We’re not endorsing you to quit your job, but we found a good and succinct resource that we feel tells the story about how someone quits. Taking the plunge is not necessarily a bad thing. Poisoned work environments can lead to mental anguish, it affects your down-time and family life.
We have clients who contact us on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Why is this? Well, think about working. The most dreadful day is Monday. You just came off a nice relaxing weekend and now you’ve found yourself at work… Wednesday is hump day, so that’s pretty obvious, and Friday is not the most common, but people have just put in a full week of blah and they’ve had it.
Check out this video by Seth Godin and he explains the quitting phenomenon and how we feel about the process and what it means to quit.
What do you think about quitting, what kind of advice would you give?
Josh
JULY 22, 2011 AT 2:52 PM PERMALINK | EDIT
We had an email from a client who is currently still working and wished to remain anonymous.
“I’m still working and wish to leave the company, how should I handle quitting my job”
We’re not advocating that you quit, but if you are going to terminate your employment, you should have a good plan in place.
Since we are not lawyers and thus are not able to provide legal advice, our response is viewed as a guideline only.
If you are concerned about finances, you should have another job secured and a firm offer signed before you quit. I would also avoid telling people at work because once your employer knows you are going to quit, the relationship changes quickly. In other words, if you tell your manager you are looking for another job, chances are your career development will cease, problems may arise with your work (all of a sudden) and generally you will notice the once warm and friendly environment, will turn icy cold (which for July wouldn’t be too bad due to the extreme heat we are enduring).
Providing notice is a good thing to do and generally (depending on the type of employment and who you are going to work for next) your employer may decide to keep you onboard for the remaining time. If not, then you will may have a couple weeks of ‘paid vacation’ if they decide to terminate you at the time of notice (all of which are dependant upon your tenure and other circumstances, please seek legal counsel or familiarize yourself with your current labour legislation).
What kind of techniques would you suggest? Any tips or suggestions, we would like to hear them.