Help please

[Icantfindtherightshoe]

I'm starting a new job Saturday and it's dawned on me I've never written a resignation letter before and I don't think the letter I wrote is any good

2019 I left my long term job voluntarily (with several other people) we were paid off. Toxic boss, lots of he said-she said and general nastiness - It was a bit of a mess. Then Lockdown happened 2020-2021. End of 2021 I got a job and for a while it was working out but the past few weeks I've been unhappy in my job and looking for others.

I've recently found and successfully landed a job a mere five minutes work from me. I wrote a short and sweet "This is my formal resignation, effective immediately. Thank you for having me, best of luck" but now Im having serious doutbs its good enough. It's only a few lines and it's to the point.

Would my boss accept it?

It's fine what you've put, I deeply hate writing resignation letters too.

In my mind best is less written (like giving reasons why you are leaving) so as can't haunt you later down the line. I only once had an Employer who in their employment handbook insisted you had to give reasons for leaving in a resignation.

This is my first post here, so apologies if I’m getting any sort of protocol wrong but..l

I’d say it’s fine. It just needs to state the facts, “I wish to tender my resignation, please take this letter as informing you of my X weeks notice” is OK.

It’s then nice to let your boss / HR have some feedback on the way out, either in an email or via a chat, and if you get on with them it’s a polite thing to do, but it’s not needed.

I’d say that a “normal” way to resign is to ask for a chat, say that you are moving on, thank them for the time you’ve had there, and then say “here’s the formal letter, I’ll send a copy by email too.”

I would just add in - this means my last day will be X. Please advise how much annual leave I have outstanding.

Companies have no choice in accepting a resignation or not, however it's worded.

You say 'with immediate effect' - this means you are not giving any notice. Is that what you meant, as it's unlikely you don't need to.

'Thank you for having me' sounds a bit odd, it's more what you say in a social situation. 'I have enjoyed my work here...' sounds better. But this is a minor point, it's all fine, as long as you are sure about the zero notice.

Yes echo the zero notice bit. Depending on that job is it going to leave them in the lurch?
And 'thank you for having me' is like they were doing you a favour. Just say something like PP suggests.