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Most everybody has been there: you've decided to quit your job and now you have to inform your employer that you're leaving. So what is the best way to resign?
Turns out, there are generally seven ways in which people quit their jobs, and there are two key factors that determine whether a person resigns in a positive way or in a way that could have damaging consequences for the business, new research from Oregon State University shows.
[...] Through a series of studies, including interviews with employees and employers, the researchers found that generally, employees quit in one of seven ways:
- By the book: These resignations involve a face-to-face meeting with one's manager to announce the resignation, a standard notice period, and an explanation of the reason for quitting.
- Perfunctory: These resignations are similar to "by the book" resignations, except the meeting tends to be shorter and the reason for quitting is not provided.
- Grateful goodbye: Employees express gratitude toward their employer and often offer to help with the transition period.
- In the loop: In these resignations, employees typically confide in their manager that they are contemplating quitting, or are looking for another job, before formally resigning.
- Avoidant: This occurs when employees let other employees such as peers, mentors, or human resources representatives know that they plan to leave rather than giving notice to their immediate boss.
- Bridge burning: In this resignation style, employees seek to harm the organization or its members on their way out the door, often through verbal assaults.
- Impulsive quitting: Some employees simply walk off the job, never to return or communicate with their employer again. This can leave the organization in quite a lurch, given it is the only style in which no notice is provided.
The by the book and perfunctory resignations are the most common, but roughly one in 10 employees quits in bridge-burning style. Avoidant, bridge burning and impulsive quitting are seen as potentially harmful resignation styles for employers.
In addition, the researchers found that managers were particularly frustrated by employees who resigned using bridge burning, avoidant or perfunctory styles, so employees who want to leave on good terms should avoid those styles, Klotz said.
Have any Soylentils seen employees quit in notable or epic ways?
(Score: 4, Informative) by quintessence on Sunday September 25 2016, @10:10AM
Had one co-worker pull the "I'd rather not" for any demands made of him. Cool as a cucumber, didn't do anything, and gently refused any requests.
Management finally lost their cool and went on a tirade, firing him amid much yelling.
He then got unemployment. Smart bloke.
(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday September 25 2016, @10:38AM
The Bartleby approach is a bridge-burning in reverse, so what did smart bloke do after unemployment ran out? You'll recall Bartleby never found work again and later died in prison.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday September 26 2016, @08:48AM
Just make sure they're well soaked in gasoline and you wander around camly with a lit match.
Get the other party to attack you and drop the match.
(Score: 1) by Francis on Sunday September 25 2016, @02:47PM
It is, especially when you consider that many organizations have a policy to not say anything other than to confirm the dates of employment.
As long as you can drag it out long enough that you don't have a million lines on your resume and manage a pay raise when you move, you could probably spend an entire career without actually doing any meaningful work.
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday September 25 2016, @06:50PM
They may not be willing to go on the record. But in any industry there is lots of back-channel communication. You pull that stunt a couple of times and word will get around. People will gossip.