Please stay calm when leaving the job

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NOTE: After reading this article, please stay calm when leaving your job; I really think David’s advice is good. His advice is, “When leaving, the wisest thing to do is not to invite specific people; just send a general invitation, and people will make their own choices.” ”This way you’ll know who are the true friends and who is worth keeping in touch with. If no one comes, it means it’s probably your problem rather than the company’s. Indeed, sometimes we need to think about the reasons behind an outcome; no matter whose fault it is, we shouldn’t avoid facing them. Only by understanding and coming to terms with things can we perform better in our new workplace... You have already cleared the table, given the “Best Partner in the World” mug to your colleague (who will soon be a former colleague), and are about to step through that door that leads to freedom, to tell your boss your true thoughts about her. Every year, 18% of employees leave their jobs voluntarily or for other reasons; if you are considering doing the same, think carefully before saying anything reckless. Here, several senior managers explained why cutting off one’s own options is not a good move. Looking for a job: “I have resigned from the same company twice.” ”says Petney Kossen, who is currently the head of human resources at an energy services company, John Wood Group. He thought at the time that he would never work for that company again, but it ended up acquiring the company he joined later. “It’s indeed a challenge. I left that company because I didn’t agree with its business philosophy, but by the time I worked there again, it had abandoned those principles. ” At least Nicholson has no issues with his former employer. Davi Butler, head of financial services at intermediary management firm Rusam, recalled that a former employee of his company \"was generally a good guy, but we had a falling out, which eventually forced him to leave.\" As a result, three years later, he became my supplier. ”Butler said the meeting was awkward, and that person was a bit \"guilty\". Nicolson believes such situations can be avoided by maintaining personal dignity and composure. Way of leaving: About 90% of employees choose to meet with their boss before leaving. Based on Butler’s experience, many people are not able to handle this meeting well. “The worst experience was with the finance director of a FTSE 25 company; he was a terrible manager. Before I left, he kept telling me how unfortunate it was to lose me, and in the end I thought he would arrange a new job for me. I asked someone else for information and then realized it was not at all what I had thought. ”When he left another company, his boss considered his departure to be a betrayal, so he hid in the office and refused to see him. But Butler was determined to tell him the reason for leaving. “I went into his office and expressed some of my views on the company that I felt I had to share. ”This spontaneous meeting turned out to be beneficial for both of them. If you want to decide on this meeting yourself, experience shows that there needs to be a procedure, reason, and appropriate approaches. Retaliation is not good. “The worst thing to do is to part on bad terms. ”Bartlett said he remembered leaving a meeting, but it wasn’t his own experience. That time, an employee who was about to leave was beaten because of an affair with the boss’s secretary. “People might act on emotion,” but this person kept control of themselves and did not call the police. But Butler recalled another instance where an employee was charged with threatening behavior simply for threatening to use a bat. “We fired that person because he wasn’t wearing safety shoes; he threatened to kill the supervisor, so we called the police. ” This is serious. The last thing you want is for your future employer to read a court statement from your former boss in the newspaper, rather than his recommendation letter. This happened to Nicholson. He said, “Before deciding to sue your boss, make sure you’ve tried all other options first.” ” Email is not a friend. “Technology brings the possibility of self-destruction. ”Hamish Davidson, a company manager at Rockpools, said, “I’ve seen some companies completely destroy individual resumes.” ” An employee leaked sensitive and valuable information from his original company to its competitors, and then left the original company to join one of those competitors. An email investigation of the original company revealed that she was the one who leaked the information. Other companies, knowing what she had done, changed their opinion of her. She made a mistake from the start and only worked at that company for six months. Emails are traceable, so speaking ill of an employer from whom you are leaving can have serious consequences. . The full shadow at departure. Davidson’s final advice is, “When leaving, the wisest thing to do is not to invite specific people; just send a general invitation, and people will make their own choices.” ”This way you’ll know who are the true friends and who is worth keeping in touch with. If no one comes, it means it’s probably your problem rather than the company’s. This post was last edited by king263 on 2009-2-27 15:50]