{"id":4321,"date":"2014-09-10T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-09-10T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/universalaccountingschool.com\/quitting-your-day-job\/"},"modified":"2025-03-17T05:28:12","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T11:28:12","slug":"quitting-your-day-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/universalaccountingschool.com\/quitting-your-day-job\/","title":{"rendered":"Quitting Your Day Job"},"content":{"rendered":"

Are you ready to quit your full-time job?\u00a0 Perhaps you\u2019ve gotten a stellar offer from another company or you\u2019re finally ready to take the plunge into self-employment.\u00a0 Whatever the reason, there is a proper etiquette for job resignation.\u00a0 While you may never expect to go back, burning bridges is not a very professional exit strategy. \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Here we provide 5 tips in gracefully quitting your job:<\/p>\n

1. Give proper notice.<\/b>\u00a0 Depending on your contract, you may be required to provide more than the standard two-weeks\u2019 notice.\u00a0 If no other policy exists, plan on working for two weeks after you resign.<\/p>\n

2. Write a resignation letter.<\/b>\u00a0 The formal process for resigning requires proper documentation which comes in the form of a resignation letter.\u00a0 This letter should include your intent to resign and the final date of your employment, the reason for your resignation (avoid negative rants), appreciative statements regarding your employer and any offers to assist in hiring and training your replacement.<\/p>\n

3. Request a letter of recommendation.<\/b> While you can always plan your future, there\u2019s no guarantee that life will adhere to your plan.\u00a0 That\u2019s why it\u2019s good to leave this employer with a letter of recommendation in hand.\u00a0 That way you have proper documentation of work history and performance of your employment.<\/p>\n

4. Offer to help with the transition.<\/b>\u00a0 It\u2019s just good manners to offer your help in hiring and training a replacement.\u00a0 Whether or not your supervisor accepts this offer is another matter.\u00a0 In this case, it\u2019s the thought that counts.<\/p>\n

5. Work until the end.<\/b>\u00a0 It\u2019s natural to get antsy when moving from one job to another.\u00a0 It may be difficult to focus those last couple weeks as you wrap up loose ends and complete important tasks.\u00a0 Make a concerted effort to be present, both physically and mentally.\u00a0 It will leave a good impression with the employer, something you will never regret.<\/p>\n

6. Collect contact information.<\/b>\u00a0 From colleagues to supervisors, the landscape of this company is likely to change significantly over time.\u00a0 If you don\u2019t collect contact information now, you may be hard-pressed to secure it later when you need it.<\/p>\n

7. Say goodbye.<\/b>\u00a0 And we don\u2019t mean a nasty \u201cgood riddance\u201d on your way out the door.\u00a0 Take the time to say goodbye to everyone you worked with and, if possible, express gratitude for the opportunity to work with them.\u00a0 An office lunch is often an effective way to wish everyone well at the same time, generating positive and casual conversation in a professional context.<\/p>\n

Regardless of your experience with this employer, it\u2019s important that you exit the job with dignity and grace. Taking the time to applythese 7 simple suggestions will ensure that you accomplish that, behaving as a professional until the very end.<\/p>\n

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Are you ready to quit your full-time job?\u00a0 Perhaps you\u2019ve gotten a stellar offer from another company or you\u2019re finally ready to take the plunge into self-employment.\u00a0 Whatever the reason, there is a proper etiquette for job resignation.\u00a0 While you may never expect to go back, burning bridges is not a very professional exit strategy. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[288,240],"tags":[108],"class_list":["post-4321","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-get-better-accounting-job-salary","category-accounting","tag-accounting-and-bookeeeping-import"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/universalaccountingschool.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4321","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/universalaccountingschool.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/universalaccountingschool.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/universalaccountingschool.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/universalaccountingschool.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4321"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/universalaccountingschool.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4321\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/universalaccountingschool.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4321"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/universalaccountingschool.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4321"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/universalaccountingschool.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4321"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}