How to Resign from Your Job With Grace

Marcianne Kuethen

Updated July 3, 2024

I’ll always remember the day our long-awaited vacation to Williamsburg was ruined because one of our key employees back home got disgruntled and resigned immediately. It left us in a terrible position, and although we didn’t head for home, we should have. My husband spent the remainder of our vacation solving the problems her abrupt departure caused. Needless to say, that employee burned her bridge and our trust down to the ground.

Is there a better way to resign? Obviously, giving 2 weeks’ notice is pretty standard. But the experts have more to add, for your benefit as well as your boss’s. For example, “Do make the transition as easy and as smooth as possible. And do offer to help find and/or train your replacement. But don’t make promises you can’t or won’t keep.”

Originally published on jobs.aol.com by Barbara Safani.

Marcianne Kuethen

Marcianne Kuethen is a Senior Writer at Amtec, where she has written over 700 blog posts in the past 18 years. Her family has led the company across three generations, from her father who founded Amtec in 1959 to her son Barrett who serves as President and CEO today. Outside of writing, she makes art, music, and gardens.