Ending your employment is a somewhat stressful situation. There are a lot of arrangements to make and a lot of things to take care of before you take your leave. And you want to make sure that you resign professionally and leave on good terms. One the top rules to resigning professionally is providing sufficient notice of your resignation. The standard notice is period is two weeks but, as a way...
You wake up in the morning. Go through your routine. Eat breakfast and get dressed for work. If you work in an office, you head out the door. If you work from home, you go get in front of your laptop. But, for whatever reason you find yourself a bit numb when starting your day. Maybe you’re not necessarily dreading going to work, and it’s not that you don’t want to work at all...
If you’ve decided that you’re ready to move on from your job, there are a variety of different ways that you could choose to quit. You could have an in person conversation, make a phone call, or set up a zoom meeting. You could also choose to submit a two week notice or an immediate resignation. Another option that is becoming increasingly common, for better or worse, is to quit a job...
There could be a variety of reasons that you might feel like you need to submit an immediate resignation. Maybe you had a family emergency or life event pop up that you need to tend to. Maybe you had an unexpected job opportunity come up. Or you might simply feel like you want to quit everyday, and finally have had enough. Whatever the reason, if you’re thinking about submitting an...
You decide that it’s time to get a new job. You send out some applications, complete job interviews, go through reference checks, and accept a new job offer. You’re excited about the new opportunity. And you start the role and begin to dive in. But, after a little while on the new job, you begin to have doubts. You wonder if you made the right choice. And you start to think “I...
If you’re in a job where you feel like you’re underpaid, or there are things about the job that you’d like that change, then you may be considering some different paths to getting what you want. And one of those options that you may be thinking about is threatening to quit as leverage. But is doing so a good idea? What risks does it present to you if it doesn’t work out...
Being in a job that you don’t like is awful. Your work consumes more of your time than just about any other activity. So when you’re in a situation that you don’t like, it’s hard for it not to just steal the joy of your day to do day life. And when you’re stuck in a job that you hate, and your job is making you miserable, it can be tempting to want to leave as...
Your job is an incredibly important part of your life that impacts you in many ways. And if you are not enjoying your work, it can cascade into other areas like your general mood, relationships, etc. So if you don’t like your professional situation and you find yourself thinking “I feel like quitting my job every day,” then it can be tempting to want to make a change as soon as...
Being in a job that you enjoy and that feels safe and comfortable is a great thing. Honestly, if you’ve found that, you should feel lucky. That said, after a while in a comfortable job, there are times when we feel the itch to go do something more. Maybe to go increase your salary, get yourself a promotion, or just get experience a new environment. Change is scary though. And it’s...
When leaving a job, it a common etiquette to give your employer two weeks notice that you’re resigning from your position. Doing so helps to give them time to get their affairs in order to find your replacement, and also can help you to leave on good terms. This article is going to review best practices for how to put in your two weeks notice. It will cover what a two weeks notice is, why...