Keep Your Letter of Resignation Simple

　　Writing a letter of resignation might be an unpleasant task， but there"s really not that much to it. In its simplest form， you just date your letter of resignation， say when and what you"re resigning， sign it， hand it over， and that"s it. Five minutes， and you"re done.

　　Unless you possess the judgment of an attorney and style of a professional writer， don"t write much more in your letter of resignation if you wish to use your soon-to-be ex-employer as a reference. There"s really no need to explain your reasons for resigning anyway. For one thing， it"s really nobody"s business but your own. For another， however honorable your reasons may be， it"s very hard to strike just the right tone in writing.

　　For example， if you write in your letter of resignation that you"ve found a more challenging career opportunity， it implies that you"re bored with your current job. If you write that you"re having family or health problems， you"ve just documented that you might be a risky hire. Your words may haunt you down the road， when a potential employer contacts your former employers as references. Your words might also be used as evidence against you， should you sue your former employer for a wrongdoing. For example， if you write that it"s been a pleasurable experience working there， then later sue your employer， you might have a hard time proving harm.

　　In other words， try not to leave anything up to the interpretation （or misinterpretation） of the reader when writing your letter of resignation.

 

　　

職場貼士：讓人覺得你很聰明最好的辦法就是知道什么時候該閉嘴，什么時候開口。參與討論當然是個好事，但如果你總是在說些過時、被提過的東西或者一些不著邊的東西時，那你就應該什么都不說，立即閉嘴。你應該時刻讓所有人看上去象是在分析別人說的話。無論何時，都不要對別人大聲說話，保持一定的風度對你沒有壞處的。