I tried to resign last year but then got persuaded not to by my boss. I was told that some people come begging for their job back and get rejected from our company and it scared me so I retracted my notice after thinking about it… which is what she told me to do.
however ever since then, I’ve stillreally really wanted to leave but ive given it a year to see if things change. They haven’t! I’ve written a letter that’s just sitting in my notes ready to be pasted to my boss but I know she’ll try and persuade me again to stay and then I’ll look like a fool.
i really like her and I’m flattered she wants me to stay but the reasons for leaving go beyond my colleagues. I want a change of direction and all this is stated in my letter.
I’m torn as to telling her before sending a very formal resignation letter…. Or whether to just send it and then chat about it casually with her afterwards. We aren’t friends as such but she has shown great kindness to me and me leaving makes me feel like a snake (god knows why!)
I know leaving is going to be a real pain in the bum for them in terms of finding my replacement / training them etc which I genuinely feel guilty about.
some of my friends just hand in their notice and don’t look back. I want to do the same but I’m already getting anxious about the awkward conversations etc …. I’m actually not an anxious person outside of work but my job is so ‘corprorate’ that it just doesn’t make me feel like I can be me so when I talk about normal stuff let alone the prospect of leaving.
i have a lengthy 3 month notice period so I feel comfortable that I can find another job within that time frame. I’m worried about the awkwardness at work around my pending departure!!