Resigning over email

[Ocadomango]

Id really like to avoid doing this but my manager is out of the office this week and has ignored my emails and messages asking to call me. I need to ask for a shorter notice period.

Any advice on how to approach it? A lot of staff are leaving and despite previously having had a very good relationship with management they have clearly been unhappy another role.

Is manager out of office on business or holiday? If the latter , then no. Do you have an HR dept? If you do, go talk to them in the first instance .

Contact your manager's manager? Or whoever is covering for them while they are away.

The managers manager is a good idea except there isn't anyone appropriate (my job is similar to a cleaner and the managers manager is like a CEO)

Under the circumstances I'd speak to the manager's manager and say 'sorry to dump this on you but there's no other manager around.' And make a point that you've been trying to contact your manager.