to not tell co workers?

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I'm leaving my job because I'm fed up with back stabbing. It's not a job where they need to know, but want to leave quietly and just go. My boss knows.

Not necessarily unreasonable, if they don't need to know - but if you are leaving without a word, be prepared for it to be assumed that you were fired!

Yanbu. But yes, people may assume you were fired. Can you send an e-mail last thing, saying bye and I’m off to pastures new, and then leave immediately after you’ve hit send?

its not their business why you want to leave

Thanks for the replies. My boss will tell them I gave notice presumably!

Someone I used to work with 'went to the cash point' and never came back! In fairness, he was asked to leave though

With Outlook you can preset the time an email is going to be sent - so it sends even without you there to press the button.

Type up an email that goes along the lines of "As you probably all know, today is my last day. I just wanted to say goodbye". Then walk out the door and leave the Outlook timer to send it 10 mins after you've gone.

Do you care if they assume you were sacked? If you don't, you can just leave.

Yes I would send a group email as I was about to head out the door for the final time saying something along the lines of Been nice working with you all but I've decided on a change of scene.

Just go. If you aren't going to be there any more, then who cares what they say after you've gone.

With Outlook you can preset the time an email is going to be sent - so it sends even without you there to press the button

It doesn't work on mine if I have logged out, annoyingly. Rather defeats the object! But I think it's a peculiarity of the set-up I have here.

I did similar OP, although for different reasons. I told one or two that I was close to and then left the rest to learn through the grapevine. TBH, though, I don't think a lot of people really gave it a second thought.

A friend of mine took early retirement because she couldn't cope with the bullying from some colleagues. She is a very shy person and would have hated any fuss, especially if it was an office wide thing so she told no one other than her manager that she was leaving. On her last day she waited until everyone else had gone and left cards and small gifts for her friends in the office on their desks.

If you want to leave quietly, do so. These people mean nothing to you. You owe them nothing.

Thanks everyone, I think that's what I'm going to do.

It's good to know that it does happen this way!

Nah, don't tell them. It's not their fucking business. Good luck in the new job, hope you'll meet decent good people who can be friends too.

Yes, good luck OP, I hope it all works out for you. Sod the backstabbers and rise high!

Thank you

Why would you say anything? If they are so horrible that they have made your life so miserable that you want to leave then they are hardly going to admit to treating you badly and give you a heartfelt apology.
Just go. Hoping for better colleagues next time.