How did you feel when you handed in your notice?

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I'm on the verge!

Haven't been happy for a while, wrote out my resignation this morning but haven't sent it. Got full support from DH who told me just to hand it in today and be done. However, I'm tempted to sleep on it for a couple of days and hand it in on Saturday when I'll be with my manager and then can have a day off on Sunday.

How did you feel? Relieved? Happy? Or like you'd made a mistake?!

I don't remember. I remember making the decision though, I was long term stressed, exhausted, had health problems and an awful manager. My DH basically said to fuck it because we don't need the money anyway. He was right.

With my last company - torn - I loved them but the commute etc wasn’t working.

I took this role as it was closer to home but the culture really doesn’t work for me. Also my boss likes to harp on about my unique situation (part-time working from home 2 days a week) - except lots work part time and loads work from home too. So it’s not unique. But he likes to throw it in my face occasionally.

I would feel absolutely relieved to leave this place. I would feel so so happy just to shut the door on my narc boss. I’m considering a career change to get away from it all.

I was really sad because I felt forced into it by circumstance and never expected to be so unhappy I’d have to leave. But also relieved and excited. Been a SAHM for 2.5 years now and it was definitely the right thing.

I was elated and practically skipped out

A mixed bag!

Really nervous, but once I had done it, a huge weight lifted. I'm earning 50% of what I was before, but am 150% happier. (it was only a small, local pt job and I decided the positives no longer outweighed the negatives and the way I was treated.)

I've always felt like I want to walk out of the door and go skipping off up the road like Morecambe and Wise.

I felt as though a huge weight had been lifted from my shoulders ,the place had got to me so much I couldn't sleep properly felt sick when trying to eat and used to cry while getting ready to go it was honestly the best thing I did

I plan to find out tomorrow!

Relieved and new I has made the right choice when only to of the people I worked with said goodbye

Well I've printed mine out... Will see if I dare hand it in on Saturday!

Do it tomorrow and enjoy your weekend! 🙂

Elated. And I didn't need a reference so I told the management exactly why I was leaving 😀

@Horsemad unfortunately I work Saturday! So that's my thinking behind it

I was absolutely terrified. I’m a single Mum and I thought what the hell am I doing? Sat on it for a couple of days but work was making me so ill, I had no choice.

Terrified I was going to get shouted out. I wrote out the bullet points of why I was leaving (positive reasons about work life balance), then the practicalities of my handover.

Make sure you sort out any annual leave and whether that will be paid or taken before announcing the leaving date to everyone.

I haven't done it for quite a few years now, but I felt relieved once it was done, even though it wasn't a bad job, just time to move on. It was like a new page turning over.

I did the best handover going though - finished my last day at about 7pm on Christmas Eve with an empty inbox (hadn't seen that for months!), final OoO and forwarding on, and a closing email to my line manager confirming everything outstanding. I left feeling proud of having done a solid handover.

Awful! I loved my job but had found one I thought I’d love more. My boss was devastated and really wanted me to stay, it was quite emotional. It was a good move though and I have never regretted it.

Really relieved and like a weight was lifted from me. My notice period was 6 months and it felt forever.

I was euphoric. Once I’d reached the decision that night work and the kind of oddballs that night work seems to attract were no longer for me, it was easy, even though I had no job to go to.

Best decision ever! I got a much better job a couple of months later.

Last time - I'd been passed over for promotion once too many times so when I finally got a better, well paid job elsewhere way beyond what I could achieve with them it felt like sticking 2 fingers up at them. Sad to leave some good friends though.

Previously, excited to leave for a better more local dream job (for me at the time, see above). Once I told them to poke it after being treated like shit for months, that was a relief.

Sheer relief. It was the best decision I could have made.

That was a month ago. I got signed off for my notice as my job was having a severe effect on my mental health. Technically I finish work on Monday, although I haven't been back since.

I haven't found a new job yet but luckily DH earns enough to support us and we have no DC. I took a few weeks to just relax and get myself better, but this week I've been using the time to do DIY and bits around the house. It's been lovely!

I felt like a huge weight had lifted off my shoulders and like there was finally light at the end of the tunnel! Best decision I made in a long while.

Yeah but OP, your Saturday will feel sooo much better if you've already done it. 🙂

Devastated- I loved my job but was bullied out by an awful manager- but also relieved the decision was made and I could start moving on.

I had two months off and then started a new job which I love. Better money, better prospects, fab colleagues. I’m so so glad.