The Best Way to Quit Your Job

Apparently, we are all going to have several careers over our working lives, so knowing the best way to quit your job is an important career management skill.  Join us this week, as discuss the best way to quit your job.

Monday’s Tip: Prepare in advance. Quitting your job is one of the most important career management discussions you’ll ever have.  Don’t improvise – be very clear about what you want to say.

Tuesday’s Tip: Preserve and enhance relationships on your way out. You don’t know where former bosses and peers are going to end up.  Your best bet is to assume you’ll need a productive relationship with anyone and everyone in the future.

Wednesday’s Tip: Get your story straight.  Manage the grapevine. You cannot give reasons for leaving to your boss, and say something different to your peers.  You need to carefully craft your story, and then stick with it.

Thursday’s Tip: Clean out your desk before you submit your notice. Don’t take it personally when you are escorted to the exit, but do anticipate it happening in advance, and quietly, and discretely clean out your desk prior to submitting your notice.

Friday’s Tip: Don’t badmouth anyone or the organization on your way out. Assume that anything you say will be repeated, and say only good things upon your departure.