Anonymous
Post 06/27/2013 13:13     Subject: How to leave job without burning bridges. Need advice
Don't say or do anything you wouldn't want broadcast on the evening news and you'll be fine.
Anonymous
Post 06/27/2013 10:46     Subject: How to leave job without burning bridges. Need advice
Anonymous wrote:You should find another job, and give the notice required by your agreement if you have a notice provision, and try to be as gracious as possible to current employer even of they suck. Say it has been great and you appreciated the opportunity, adore the kids, will miss everyone (lie if you have to on that but try to find something about which you can be sincere), and explain that the new job offers great chance for something innocent (i.e. not "less crappy employers" or better pay) - maybe better commute, flexible schedule, chance to add to your credentials, something like that.

Also realize that you may do everything right and your employer may be the one to set the bridge on fire. I am a MB, and some of the best career advice I ever got in my own profession is that every time you leave a job, you should be equally prepared to hear "we are so sorry to hear you are leaving since we value you so highly" or "get the hell out" because no matter what you do, you never know which it will be.


This is excellent advice, especially everything in the first paragraph.
Anonymous
Post 06/27/2013 10:03     Subject: How to leave job without burning bridges. Need advice
Find job, give two week notice and the less you say, the better. Chances are good that she will let you go on the spot. If so, say goodbye and get on with your life. Why do you want continued contact with someone who has treated you so poorly?
Anonymous
Post 06/27/2013 09:36     Subject: How to leave job without burning bridges. Need advice
Its not really doable if you're leaving for any reason other than a mutual parting. I've given lots of notice, put in the leg work to find a replacement, trained said replacement, etc. my bosses still freaked out, called me names, cried and yelled at me, attempted to cheat me on my pay and accrued vacation time, you name it. So now I find a reason for a reference letter in advance, get regular formal reviews, and assume they won't serve as an honest reference. I also don't give oodles of notice anymore. You get 2 weeks and I am up front at the start of the notice period that if you are in any way unprofessional there will be no warning, I will quit that day.
Anonymous
Post 06/27/2013 09:34     Subject: How to leave job without burning bridges. Need advice
You should find another job, and give the notice required by your agreement if you have a notice provision, and try to be as gracious as possible to current employer even of they suck. Say it has been great and you appreciated the opportunity, adore the kids, will miss everyone (lie if you have to on that but try to find something about which you can be sincere), and explain that the new job offers great chance for something innocent (i.e. not "less crappy employers" or better pay) - maybe better commute, flexible schedule, chance to add to your credentials, something like that.

Also realize that you may do everything right and your employer may be the one to set the bridge on fire. I am a MB, and some of the best career advice I ever got in my own profession is that every time you leave a job, you should be equally prepared to hear "we are so sorry to hear you are leaving since we value you so highly" or "get the hell out" because no matter what you do, you never know which it will be.
Anonymous
Post 06/27/2013 09:21     Subject: How to leave job without burning bridges. Need advice
I'm thinking of leaving my job. I feel like I am constantly being condescended to, and I am definitely feeling a lack of respect. How do you gracefully leave a job like this without burning bridges?