When Quiting Really Bites - Part 1

OK, so you are probably here on our site reading this because you are looking for assistance in locating a desired job in the logistics field, and not seeking help in quitting a job. But I am here to share with you the fact that quitting is actually an important aspect of getting a job. How you exit one position/company is of great importance in seeking and finding future employment.

While most people in the work force understand that the professional courtesy of giving the standard two-week notice is the most desirable way to properly leave a position, people still let their emotions get the best of them and burn bridges by not doing so. A two-week notice offers your employer a decent amount of time to find ways to make a smooth transition for your departure and finding/training a replacement. It also allows them enough time to properly process your resignation, as well as offering you the time to finish up any loose ends in your work projects.

However, a failure to give your employer this amount of notice can come back to bite you in the end. The way you have acted and worked in the past is something that lurks out there, waiting to strike when you least expect it. When it strikes, will it strike in a favorable manner or a negative manner? If a future employer were to call your last two former employers, what kind of a report would they get about the way you departed? Did you do so gracefully, or violently? Did you let your emotions cause you to just up and quit, storming out in a violent rage?

We see it in the movies all the time, so some may think it is normal to just stand up and declare loudly - "I QUIT!" and walk away. In most normal circumstances, when you are faced with a reason or issue that that causes the desire to leave, you should remember the saying that "cooler heads prevail." Keep your cool, bite your tongue, unclench your fist, swallow your pride - all of those cliché sayings should be remembered as you grin and bear it, making it through the issue at hand. Do not let the heat of the moment get the best of you, but deal with it for the time being, then seek to remedy the situation with the proper authority involved. If, after a cool headed discussion, a proper solution is not able to be recommended, then the decision to leave the position may be your only option. It would be at this point that you would calmly announce your desire to resign, and if at all possible still give the proper two-week notice.

The second important part to leaving a position is to draft a resignation letter. That is what we will look at in part two, to appear this time next week.

If you have any suggestions, tips, or stories to share on this topic, please post your comments below.

Jeff McCormack resides in Virginia Beach, VA. where he works as a web designer by day. In his off time he is a husband, father, mail order book store manager, and musician. Aside from being a freelance writer for this Logistics Jobsite blog, he also seeks to assist in career choices and information by contributing to other Nexxt blog sites.