Anonymous wrote:Get the offer letter in hand first. Then meet with your boss and tell him/her verbally. Don't come to the meeting with a letter. Your boss will decide how he/she wants to handle communication with staff and when. You can provide a letter or an email later that day. It should take you about 3 minutes to write the resignation letter and it should not be long. You can pull a standard letter off the internet.
Don't make this a broadway production when it's a fairly simple thing. You'd be surprised at how quickly your team will plan for your departure and coverage of your work.
+1
Especially on the part about letting your boss handle the communication with other staff. Last time I resigned, my boss asked that I not share the news with others until the next day.