is it okay to resign via e-mail?

[wildhorses]

they do everything else via e-mail. that is their main line of communication.

[MonkeyFunk]

1. No

Print out a short, sweet letter and give it to your boss.

[wildhorses]

6. would it be ok to snail mail it?

;)

[wildhorses]

11. boss is NOT there today---

something about good friday:eyes:

and somehow management gets week-ends off

[Tyler Durden]

2. No.

I got fired by correspondence. Unless you're in physical danger, resign in person. Anything else is rude, at least in my book.

[wildhorses]

7. at this point--

i am hard put to 'out' rude them...

[Tyler Durden]

9. DON'T sink to their level. You'll feel better about it.

HONEST.

[wildhorses]

10. i understand what you are saying

but, there is also the old adage:

give them a dose of their own medicine

have you ever noticed for every adage there is one of the opposite viewpoint:shrug:

[Tyler Durden]

13. People with that level of class (your soon to be ex-employers)

...do not understand that level of subtlety. Do this for yourself, in the method that preserves the most of your humanity and dignity.

[wildhorses]

15. thing is this job is 75 miles away

and while their is a certain level of satisfaction in hand delivering it there is the element of gas price to be factored :wow:

have you seen what gas has done in the past week :wtf:

[Tyler Durden]

16. Then do it by Certified Mail.

Costs a buck or two, but legal.

[wildhorses]

17. gotcha and will do both

good solution, thanks :hug:

:applause:

[RetroLounge]

3. Always better to hand deliver your PFO Letter

:hi:

RL

[wildhorses]

5. pfo?

:shrug:

please fug off?

:rofl:

[RetroLounge]

28. exactly

:9

RL

[Ptah]

4. I think it is done by youtube nowdays.

:shrug:

[wildhorses]

8. good answer!!!

if i had a cam corder, i would do that very thing :rofl:

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

12. Maybe an email with a link to someone else's youtube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DX0N7vqG30

With a "have a nice day" smilie, of course.

However you do it, the main thing is to ensure you get your last paycheck.

[wildhorses]

14. paycheck

as in johnnie...punny ;)

[Strawman]

18. No

I've done worse in my younger days, but it's probably not right.

Unless your employers are total assholes and it doesn't hurt you to blow up that bridge. Then anything goes.

We had a guy do that recently at my work. The boss here is a good guy, so I thought it was really lame, especially coming from someone who puffed himself as a being more professional than the rest of us.

[wildhorses]

21. truth is---

they ARE total assholes and it will not hurt me to burn this bridge. i have not been there long enough to even list it as a job...

[LeftyMom]

19. I wouldn't.

[wildhorses]

22. i am doing both---email and certified letter

email for the instant notification and certified mail for the legality

[LeftyMom]

23. That's a good compromise.

[wildhorses]

25. thanks leftymom

i value and trust your opinion:thumbsup:

you really do seem to have a good and decent head on your shoulders unlike my employers:P

[LeftyMom]

27. Awww, thanks.

:blush:

[Pacifist Patriot]

20. Only if you're sending the email from Tahiti.

[wildhorses]

24. don't i wish!!

actually sending it from my own space in the woods suits me just fine...

i have a beautiful, peaceful place and i hate to leave it

[Lil Missy]

26. Only if you want to burn your bridges.

Write them and extremely professional and well written resignation. Just because they might be assholes doesn't mean you have to lower yourself to their standards.

Don't give them ammunition against you. Leave on a positive note.

[wildhorses]

29. it is short and sweet --along these lines

to all concerned,

due to changing circumstances i have decided it is best to progress my career in alternative ventures. effective immediately. thank you for a most enlightening experience in the ever increasing challenges facing our nation's health care system, policies, procedures and protocols. you are to be commended on the excellent job you are doing at ___________.

sincerely,

wildhorses


the last line is because it is 2 hospitals merges to one...the implication being that the OTHER hospital is NOT up to par.

[NewWaveChick1981]

30. My last job was based at my house. My boss was in Cleveland, OH.

I didn't get to resign in person, but I called him and talked to him about everything before confirming it in an email. That was the way he asked me to do it. If you don't have another choice, call your boss first to give them a heads up. Being surprised by an email is not a good thing.

Because my current job is at a local college, I would talk to my boss in person before hand-delivering a resignation letter to her if I ever decide to leave. It's the professional thing to do, even if bosses aren't acting professional. :)

[wildhorses]

32. i am STILL in orientation

you know this is aright to work state and 90 days on either side for no reason. i know where you are coming from and if i was in a position of some leadership or managament then i would consider calling. your boss asked you ...had mine asked me i would have been glad to comply.

i am still "shadowing" not even on insurance, and can not even be counted in the patient/staff ration at this point.

[cwydro]

31. Hell,

people break up via email nowadays. I no longer understand the rules.

[wildhorses]

33. to be honest--i am seriously beginning to believe there are NO

rules:shrug:


hurray anarchy abounds:bounce:

[cwydro]

45. Yeah babe.

I hear ya.:pals:

[wildhorses]

47. kinda scary but---look around what do you see?

:pals:

[cwydro]

52. Here is what I see...

People who do not care about other people...at all. People that are mean, for fun.

People who just want to win at all costs. And the ends ALWAYS justifies the means.

And those who who just don't care, period.

But you you know what hon?

We are not like that. And we are not alone.:hug:

[wildhorses]

53. thanks--

and keep reminding me

:hug:

[cwydro]

54. I will.

Promise.

[EFerrari]

34. I think not unless you're willing to accept being fired via email.

:(

[Karmageddon]

36. I know people who have been fired via email.

[EFerrari]

37. Me, too. And that's just wrong. n/t

[Karmageddon]

35. I've done it. It was all they deserved.

For that company, I was tempted to just stop showing up, but with an email I got to tell them off before leaving. It was a wonderful, satisfying experience.

[wildhorses]

39. actually it DID feel pretty good

and i don't even have a FIRM job offer lined up :wow:

i have a couple of things going but nothing specific...and to tell the truth i would rather flip burgers than show up for that BS anymore. that is how i knew it was time to go

[nedbal]

38. SURE, I've heard of people getting fired by text message SMS

[wildhorses]

40. really?

what is SMS?

and welcome to du:hi:

[nedbal]

41. Short Message Service.....the not-quite-what-you'd-expect dept

http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20060804/0225256.shtml

Stories about people getting fired via SMS text message are nothing new. We've seen them for years. However, the in the latest such case in the UK, the manager in question has a unique defense for firing a sales assistant at a chain clothing store. You see, it's all cool because it's just "a part of youth culture" to send a text message to a young employee stating: "We've reviewed your sales figures and they're not up to the level we need. As a result we will not require your services any more. Thank you for your time with us." The young woman notes angrily that the company even has a bit of a "double standard," as employees are not allowed to text message in the fact that they're sick if they need a day off. Of course, this manager might want to watch out. Youth culture or not, a bunch of employees fired by text message a few years ago in the UK won compensation for being "cynically manipulated."

more at link

[bigwillq]

42. I don't think

that would be a good idea.

Do it in person. Have some class and dignity.

[wildhorses]

51. too late already did it

read up post for the class and dignity;)


edited to add: check out post #29

[SPKrazy]

43. Depends how much you want their recommendation or not

it won't go over well

you could do it

I wouldn't recommend it though

:shrug:

do it the old fashioned way

[wildhorses]

46. too late already did it

will not list them on my resume

do not need to do

did not work past the day 90 day requirement of this state

first 90 days in this state

you can quit or be fired for NO reason

right to work state

spk...i would rather flip burgers until i find better and closer to home

this place was nutso

[boston bean]

48. did it feel good. when I did it I was a little scared, cause I knew it was wrong

but like I said, I just couldn't do it in person.

[wildhorses]

50. yeah, it felt good

they have jacked me around all week long via e-mail...

i showed 'em what an e-mail can really do:bounce:

maybe it is petty of me but, you would NOT believe the week i have had with these bozos:grr:

[boston bean]

44. I did it once, because I couldn't stand the job and I was going back to my old one.

I just couldn't tell the guy face to face.

I know, what a wimp and I know it was wrong, but I just wanted it to be the easiest way for me.

[wildhorses]

49. it just was NOT worth driving the 75 miles to do it in person

fuck 'em and their corporate health care bullshit

you think they would care about their employees they DON'T