I resign!
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- HomeCreative
It's been a quick, easy decsion, but the time has come to move on and work for myself.
Anyone out there have any pearls that I could use instead of my 1st thoughts of....
Dear Miss x,
Please take this letter as my contracted 4 weeks notice period even though I never signed a contract (3 years ago).As I would like to think I am a professional person and always honor my words, you have 4 weeks. Unlike you & your company who has failed on numerous occasions to honour pay rises, bonuses, overtime pay & pensions! I think I need not go on.
I would like to point out that I am leaving as I have secured a massive contract that will launch my new agency.....Remember this is the contract I told you about which would in it's 1st year bring into your company over £250,000, alone plus the work I have from my other accounts BMW MINI.....And all I wanted was a 20% share in the company. Sadly your company is now struggling to bring in a £500 identity design. Shame.
A tip for the future....maybe you should embrace the creative people you have (and the contacts they have), then again I'm surprised if you could spell the word creative let alone give us the freedom to be as the name would suggest. Also it would be advisable that you try and employ people who have industry experience as opposed to people who have the intellect of a common garden gnome.
Adios & Stay Happy
If this seems a bit harsh, anyone out there know of a better way of saying stick your job up you f**** A**?
- dkmb0
sounds good to me, seems like you have been pissed off for a long time.
- honest0
It's not good to slag them off in your note as it's official. Best keep it professional and say what you mean in person.
- paraselene0
i also wouldn't rub her nose in the quarter of a mill account. she's got no claim to it, of course, but you don't want her starting anything with you out of spite - it could be expensive and time-consuming for you.
- maximillion_0
no contract? why not walk away after pay day if yr that unhappy?
- neue75_bold0
pretty weak...
You'd be better off to keep it simple and lose the bitter tone, it made me laugh and reckon Miss x would do the same and then shake her head at the lack of professionalism..
I can understand your frustration but be the bigger person here and remember that as big as this world is, it's a relatively small and incestuous industry...
- trevedda0
in my experience it is always better to walk away and not antagonise anyone, no matter how much they deserve it or you want to do it.
Believe me, you never know when you might live to regret saying it.
Don't create needless enemies, they appear without you having to create them for yourself. Don't give away what your future plans are. They are your plans, keep them well protected.
Leave on good terms - at least so they think they're good terms.
Plan a party when you're doing really well, then, if you left on godd terms, invite them along and show them how well you did without them.
- kezza_20
leave like a gentleman, burning bridges will ALWAYS bite you in the ass.
- Rand0
you have the account--that's satisfaction enough, without the childish bitterness
- ian0
Thats a pretty classy letter. Why not just send it into Design week or some such publication they subscribe to?
Agree with what everyone else has said, leave on good terms, don't slag off the company and especially don't slag off co-workers. It is a tiny industry and you don't wanna be know as the vindictive git that left cos if anything happen to you they just get to say 'told you so...'
Besides, if you're leaving to start afresh whats the point of harbouring grudges, it'll just eat you up and its not going to affect how your former employer thinks.
¢2.
- ian0
Oh and as it said in the simpsons,
Does anyone know how to resolve this?
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Without resorting to childish name calling?
- Jaline0
in my experience it is always better to walk away and not antagonise anyone, no matter how much they deserve it or you want to do it.
Believe me, you never know when you might live to regret saying it.
Don't create needless enemies, they appear without you having to create them for yourself. Don't give away what your future plans are. They are your plans, keep them well protected.
Leave on good terms - at least so they think they're good terms.
Plan a party when you're doing really well, then, if you left on godd terms, invite them along and show them how well you did without them.
trevedda
(May 31 07, 03:54)
- 5timuli0
Carver?
- rson0
in my experience it is always better to walk away and not antagonise anyone, no matter how much they deserve it or you want to do it.
Believe me, you never know when you might live to regret saying it.
Don't create needless enemies, they appear without you having to create them for yourself. Don't give away what your future plans are. They are your plans, keep them well protected.
Leave on good terms - at least so they think they're good terms.
Plan a party when you're doing really well, then, if you left on godd terms, invite them along and show them how well you did without them.
trevedda
(May 31 07, 03:54)
Jaline
(May 31 07, 04:08)They do come back trust me ;)
- Bottlerocket0
leave like a gentleman, burning bridges will ALWAYS bite you in the ass.
kezza_2
(May 31 07, 03:57)Never truer words written. There is nothing to be gained from being a cock.
- Dancer0
"As I would like to think I am a professional"
THey way you have approached this is very UNprofessional. Trust me this indiustry is VERY small.
If this "client" you talked about is big then Maybe Miss.x may pass on you professional approach to the client.
Failing that
http://www.stewdio.org/iquit/
- madirish0
i have not ever seen you here before on NT so i have no basis for your psition or tone, but if that is the first action of your new agency, you will have a long, uphill time. what has been written here is very good, IMO. life and passions are about attitude and if you choose to display yours with one such as this, people will try and cut you down every chance they get.
walk away clean, life is too short for caustic banter with someone who (like it or not) supported your life for a period of time.
best of luck with the new account.
- Dancer0
Also If you have not signed a contract you can take away work and that you designed.
p.s who do I send my CV to to fill your position
;)
- NuBoy0
It is a great letter if you want to be know as a A-Hole! It's easy to slag someone off, but as they say "Less is more!"
As some of the guys have said here, you have the account, just walk away with your head held high and make your new agency nothing like theirs!
Slag the company off to 'your' friends if that's what you need to do, as that's what friends are for!
Other that that.....I'd put your energy into your website ;o)
- HomeCreative0
Thanks guys, Obviously I wouldn't dare send that, but I suppose its good to let off steam before hand.......As you are all correct it would certainly come back to bite me in the ass.
Letter sent was standard short and sweet one. Sad to leave but I have to leave to pursue other interests and I wished them all the success in the future etc.
Anyone out there had any good resignation letters like the toddle I previously posted?
Cheers & Thanks!
- RoomFive0
"As I would like to think I am a professional person and always honor my words, you have 4 weeks. Unlike you & your company who has failed on numerous occasions to honour pay rises, bonuses, overtime pay & pensions! I think I need not go on."
...Get out of my head! lol