So I landed the new gig and they have given me an EOD of 10/10. I need to send a resignation letter through my chain-of-command but I don't go back to work until Friday (technically Thursday but I have training). I want to get it in as soon as possible because I have some floating holidays that might magically disappear if I don't go ahead and take them. Would be it be inappropriate to shoot them an e-mail with the attached letter of resignation and then have the physical, signed copy for them on Friday?



[Edited on October 22, 2012 at 11:45 AM. Reason : My immediate chain-of-command is off untill Thursday. ]

10/22/2012 11:44:03 AM

while face-to-face is better when an option, i think an email noting that you CAN'T do it in person and will provide them with a physical and signed resignation when you get back will suffice

10/22/2012 11:54:26 AM

^ That sounds reasonable to me.

10/22/2012 1:51:20 PM

had a guy at work turn in his the other day. It was actually very good and i've saved it for future use.

10/22/2012 7:58:00 PM

stupid question, but what does EOD mean? I would guess it has to do with a very soon start date, but then you said 10/10

Just my opinion, but taking holidays after turning in a letter of resignation isn't something I would personally do. You're basically earning free money after resigning anyway, right? I guess if your boss has a problem with it s/he can just tell you when you try it. just a thought

[Edited on October 23, 2012 at 4:09 PM. Reason : aSDF]

10/23/2012 4:07:21 PM

entrance on duty (?)

10/23/2012 4:12:48 PM

^^Since I'm an exempt employee working a rotating schedule, I have 10 floating holidays. They won't want to pay me for them (OT + Holiday Pay) for the 6 remaining so they might force me to burn them.

But yes EOD = Entrance on Duty and I meant to say 11/10.

10/23/2012 4:19:00 PM

Keep it short.

[Edited on October 23, 2012 at 11:27 PM. Reason : .]

10/23/2012 11:26:15 PM

if that's real that's awesome

10/25/2012 10:58:46 PM

I mean, it kind of HAS to be real... they didn't have photoshop in 1974.

10/25/2012 11:00:56 PM

yes, the letter is real...but i don't think he devised it himself, it was typed up for him and given to him to just sign:

Quote :

"On the morning of August 9, 1974, the day following President Nixon's televised resignation speech, White House Chief of Staff Alexander Haig presented this letter to President Nixon to sign. The President's resignation letter is addressed to the Secretary of State, in keeping with a law passed by Congress in 1792. The letter became effective when Secretary of State Henry Kissinger initialed it at 11:35 a.m. National Archives, General Records of the Department of State"

[Edited on October 25, 2012 at 11:41 PM. Reason : .]

10/25/2012 11:36:22 PM

Well here we are again. This time its a different story: I've signed all the paperwork, have a formal offer in hand and been given a start date.

Do I notify my work now or two weeks prior to the start date which is about 2 months from now? My current employer knows I'm leaving and were told by my current employer it would be around that time frame. I only pose the question because I wouldn't put it past my employer to try and say don't bother, your fired.

6/3/2014 7:08:47 PM

^Ive no idea, but id be interested if anyone knows if that happened, if you could claim unemployment off of it?

6/3/2014 7:20:14 PM

Where you moving?

6/3/2014 7:23:43 PM

Quote :

"I mean, it kind of HAS to be real... they didn't have photoshop in 1974."

6/3/2014 7:37:05 PM

Plus its on the internet, they can't put anything on the internet that isn't true.

6/3/2014 7:47:44 PM

I just quit my job in March. I gave a full months notice and it was great. My boss basically told me to finish my current projects and just show my face every other day.

My HR department told me that since I turned in a resignation letter they had to pay me until date i stated was my last day. Even they asked me to leave they would still have to pay me. Not sure if that was just company policy or what but it was a great month.

6/3/2014 9:52:34 PM

Quote :

"Do I notify my work now or two weeks prior to the start date which is about 2 months from now?"

Yes, because:

Quote :

"I wouldn't put it past my employer to try and say don't bother, your fired."

Don't want to take any chances there...though if you're working for state government I feel like it would be hard for them to tell you to GTFO because you turn in a resignation letter.

6/3/2014 10:26:22 PM

Back in April, I took a new job starting in August 2015. I've given my current job a year and some change's notice.

6/3/2014 11:17:46 PM

^^[yes = two weeks prior]

6/4/2014 9:48:04 AM

I just put in my resignation letter last Friday. I also was afraid they would walk me out the door immediately but they didn't. My boss and other executives have been very understanding and want me to stay on until my end date to wrap up projects and make sure transitions and hand-offs are handled properly. I gave a two week notice.

6/4/2014 9:50:53 AM

I always give two weeks but leave a two week or so gap between leaving and my next job and take some vacation time

6/4/2014 3:17:08 PM

take vacation, return and give notice, leave 3-4 week gap between jobs for another vacation

6/4/2014 4:01:48 PM