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本帖最后由 ybbest 于 2009-11-1 17:57 编辑
http://tinyurl.com/ResignGracefully
How to Resign Your Job Gracefully
I get a lot of questions from people who are nervous about the bestway to tell their boss they're resigning. Fortunately, there's a basicformula for doing it well:
• First, be sure resigning is the right decision.
Don't do it in a huff, to make a point, or in the hopes that it will make them realize how much they need you.
• Do it in person.
Unless you have virtually nopersonal relationship with your boss, this is not a message to send byE-mail or via a letter left in your manager's inbox. Request a meeting,and say it face to face.
• Be prepared for your boss to ask you why.
I'm a proponent of being honest unless you're worried that honesty would burn bridges. If your boss's management style or the company's culture or the long hours were part of yourdecision, you're doing your boss a favor by saying so, as long asyou're tactful about it. (For instance, tact might mean saying that itwas a factor, but not the whole reason.) On the other hand, if yourboss is a tyrant, can't take criticism, or is otherwise unlikely torespond favorably to candor, go with something safe and bland: You wantto "take advantage of an excellent opportunity," "get experience in newareas," or have a shorter commute. In this case, it's not your faulther employees can't be honest with her.
• If your boss does react poorly to the news, this reflects badly on her, not on you.
Stay professional, and simply reiterate that you've enjoyed your time there but will be moving on. Emphasize what you're planning to do to make a smooth transition. (And, for the record: The correct way for a boss to respond is to congratulate you and tell you how sorry she will be to lose you, and to ask what could have been done differently to make you want to stay.)
• You must give at least two weeks notice. Period. Unless you want to burn bridges and tarnish your name in a way that may follow you around forever, you must give at least two weeks and, in some jobs, more than that.
• If you can give more than two weeks, consider doing it.Pay attention to how your employer has handled other employees whoresign. Are people shown the door immediately? Pushed out earlier thanthey would have otherwise planned to leave? If so, assume the same mayhappen to you, and give two weeks and nothing more. But if your employerhas a track record of accommodating long notice periods, has beengrateful to employees who provide long notice, and has generally shownthat employees can feel safe being candid about their plans to leave,take your cues from that. (It's in most employers' best interest to dothe latter, but too few of them do, and they end up with employees whohave no choice but to limit their notice periods to two weeks. This iscounterproductive because it ends up denying employers a head start onthe hiring process, which they otherwise could have had.)
• Offer to do whatever you can to make the transition go smoothly—and then do it. For instance, leave thorough documentation of how you do your job,contacts, passwords, etc. Make sure all your E-mail has been answered,your replacement well trained (if time allows), and remaining work wellorganized. Offering to be available for a phone call or two with yourreplacement after you leave is optional but can generate substantialgoodwill.
• Don't check out during your remaining time.Itwill show, and it can damage the reputation you might have spent yearsbuilding up. Stay engaged, don't start coming in late and leavingearly, and care as much about leaving your work in good shape as youcared about your performance up until now.
Like a breakup, the way someone leaves a job can tell you a lotabout who you've been involved with. Handle yourself well, because youmay cross paths in the future.
Alison Green is chief of staff for amedium-sized nonprofit where she oversees day-to-day management of thestaff as well as hiring, firing, and staff development. She is workingwith the Management Center to coauthor a book on nonprofit management.Her writings have been published in the Washington Post, the New York Times, Maxim, and dozens of other newspapers. She blogs at Ask a Manager. |
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