Say NO to Quitting via Email

I was meeting with a referral partner this morning who commented about employees leaving jobs via email notification. What?

Is it ever a good idea to send an email to your boss saying, "I'm quitting."

No. The answer is absolutely no.

What were you thinking? Why do people believe this avoidance of confrontation and lack of professionalism approach is acceptable- ever?

Can you call up your last three bosses and have a friendly genuine chat with them? If not, lets talk.

Sure there might have been a bad boss along the way who didn't deserve proper and professional notice- but you owe it to yourself to be bigger than that. Your reputation stands on the line in this situation. Your reputation is one of the greatest assets you have. Don't lose it over your need to make a quick line to the exit.

Do the right thing.

Quit with style, integrity -keep your professional demeanor.

Email is NOT good for some things. This is one of them.

Call or email me before your exit- don't make the situation worse. You ARE smarter than that!