Best resignation letter ever
Cat Sacdalan, a graphics designer, was unhappy at work. Not only that, her father had been sick, and the fact that she’d been working at home a lot to be with him didn’t sit well with some of her co-workers.
Cat wrote me that:
For 8 months I’ve been postponing my resignation. I’m guilty of some of those top 10 bad excuses. It’s amazing; it’s like you wrote down everything I felt (and more).
I finally decided to quit when, last week, my boss told me that people have come up to him, complaining that I shouldn’t be compensated for working outside the office. My boss says he appreciates my work but he wants to get rid of the complainers by heeding their request.
So Cat quit. And this is how she quit:
It takes guts to quit and even more guts to quit in crayon. I love it!
You can see more of Cat’s work here.
cloejones Said,
July 1, 2009 @ 12:59 pm
I think my resignation letter comes in close second to yours…
Dear Boss,
Thankyou for offering me a new contract for the next working year, unfortunatly i wont be accepting it, thank you for all your support, i now realise that people like you should not be working with staff nor children, you are a bullly and you are fat!
Yours sincerly
…
I did not mean to give her this letter, i had forgotton i that i had written the bully and fat bit, especially as she had just told me about her new diet, although she is fat and a bully! xxx
Nutster Said,
July 1, 2009 @ 3:02 pm
Resignation letters should always be done in crayon….BRAVO!
Bob Holness Said,
July 1, 2009 @ 3:08 pm
Dear cloejones, you may think your letter comes in a close second but actually it is without merit. Whilst certainly its childishness could be overlooked if the letter were to offer wit and humour it unfortunately offers neither. I and my colleagues would suggest you stick to your normal employment.
Yours,
Bob Holness
International Humour & Comedy Monitoring Agency
MichaelWH Said,
July 1, 2009 @ 3:19 pm
My favourite resignation letter went something like this:
Dear [redacted],
I am giving you my two weeks’ notice of my intent to leave your employ on [redacted]. I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for the enjoyable time I spent working at [redacted] but sadly have been brought up not to lie.
Yours,
Michael
Piccoli Pinnochia Said,
July 1, 2009 @ 6:27 pm
“I shouldn’t be compensated for working outside the office”
What kind of draconian thought-leeches have afflicted these morons? Is work only valid if performed under the watchful eye of a higher-up? Somebody’s office needs a smack upside the face with the facts of production versus slavery.
Fran.Dutton Said,
July 1, 2009 @ 10:47 pm
Here is the letter I sent to my employer three jobs ago.
Dear Boss:
I am certain that the subpoena you sent to my home was a mistake. The computer I took from the office is still in the parking lot where it fell out of the window of our 32nd floor office when the chair broke through the glass and caught on the power cord of the computer. I know it’s still there because I used the confidential file folders to sweep up the broken glass from the monitor as I didn’t want the already flattened tires on your Mercedes to get any glass in the knife marks on the tires.
I also wanted to clear up the confusion about the rainy day fund. I only gave the combination to the safe to the evening custodian so that she could verify that the cash box was in fact still in the safe after I left. I’m sure that if you contact her at her new address in Venezuela she can confirm this.
Finally I want to thank you for giving me the opportunity to resign eventhough the letter I received said I was fired for malfeasance, volitility, and bringing my feral cats to work. I had to look up what those words meant in the dictionary and when I did I found some other words that gave me a better idea of how to use the adult videos you and I made next to the copy machine.
So as you can tell from this letter I have no bitterness or regret, and I believe the time I spent working for your company enabled me to be a better person.
PS. If you do find the Smith & Wesson in the office, please be assured that it wasn’t loaded when I brought it to work, and I’m not sure why the other employees pitched in to buy the ammunition.
Best wishes.
Geo Said,
July 1, 2009 @ 11:12 pm
“my boss told me that people have come up to him, complaining that I shouldn’t be compensated for working outside the office. My boss says he appreciates my work but he wants to get rid of the complainers by heeding their request.”
She may not have realized it but she was actually fired according to this and she should be getting unemployment.
Alex Said,
July 2, 2009 @ 5:01 am
WONDERFUL.
Bay Said,
July 2, 2009 @ 8:05 am
Wow, what a brilliant and unique way to highlight the individuality and original thinking capabilities that the company was losing! Hats off to Cat.
However, the satire of the letter underscores Piccoli’s point. Why is it that, rather than being judged for our input and output at work, we are still judged by:
1. The hours we put in?
2. Where we carry it out?
It also speaks volumes for the lack of moral fibre of a boss who is unable to stand up for his people.
Heino Said,
July 2, 2009 @ 4:55 pm
The letter is dated 7/26/09. Today is July 2. This is totally bogus.
Alexander Said,
July 2, 2009 @ 8:45 pm
CloeJones: Ouch – that’s harsh :o)
Nutster: I agree – this is a fun, playful approach to a serious situation. I knew you’d dig it :o)
Fran & Michael :o)
Geo: Not a bad point!
Piccoli & Bay: I agree – we’re stuck in a very old-fashioned approach to work.
Heino: No, no – she told me that she fixed the mistake and handed in the updated version but didn’t have time to scan it first. So we have the faulty one :o)
Cat Said,
July 3, 2009 @ 5:45 am
I really couldn’t get over that “7″ under my sig, the past 3 days at home. But it’s Friday here so I’m at the office again (I’ve been coming in during Mondays and Fridays, and will continue ’till the end of the July). I was able to ask HR for a scanned copy of the fixed version. Sent Alex a copy. Finally, I can stop staring at that 7! Didn’t know making a mistake like a typo could be this fun. So that’s one thing to note when writing in crayons. Made me miss that handy-dandy spell check and automated date feature. Thanks again, Alex, for sharing this. I appreciate hearing other people’s insights :O)
Jake Rhodes Said,
July 5, 2009 @ 10:39 pm
Damn, makes me wish I’d resigned from jobs like this in the past! I work for myself now though and I don’t know if it’s possible to quit my own company. Still, if I do I’ll try doing it in fingerpaints. Fun for everyone!
Vicente Said,
July 6, 2009 @ 5:53 am
This is the worse resignation letter I’ve ever seen. The technical industry could be a “small world” where everyone know each other and create good relationship between them. When it’s time to resign from your job, make sure you do so in a way that won’t leave a negative impression of you with your previous employer. Your aim when writing a letter of resignation should be to create a document which your boss can hold in his / her hand and feel absolved of any blame or fault over your departure.
MichaelWH Said,
July 6, 2009 @ 7:19 am
“Your aim when writing a letter of resignation should be to create a document which your boss can hold in his / her hand and feel absolved of any blame or fault over your departure.”
You have GOT to be effin’ kidding, Vincente! Your former boss should feel absolved of any blame or fault over your departure?! What if your former boss WAS THE VERY REASON FOR YOUR DEPARTURE?! Should s/he still feel absolved? (Or should s/he just be pushed under the next bus thus solving the problem once and for all?)
This cult of worshipping the almighty boss has to quit. It’s attitudes like yours, Vincente, that have led to the toxic workplaces we have now in the first place!
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lim Said,
July 10, 2009 @ 9:01 am
if i give this to my boss, my boss will cut in peaces …
What letter ’s it? hehehe
kidding
analina Said,
July 10, 2009 @ 9:38 pm
After three years in working at an unhappy job that paid very well and had tons of vacation time – but was going nowhere and had abusive bullying staff in management – I finally gave my resignation. The people that worked for me and some of my colleagues were great and the people I looked after were wonderful so – it was not all bad…but at the end of the day…I was mostly miserable 70% of the time in frustration unable to achieve what I wanted from my career and being hindered and only reasonably happy 30% of the time at work working with my staff. I found what I think will be a great job and finally resigned (nobody was surprised as management is truly terrible). As I work in a small specialized field where there are only a few of us, and future collaborations and meetings are likely, I did not see the point in burning bridges. I do not believe anything is achieved by telling your job/boss how horrible they are as it is not your problem anymore and if the company is horrible – it isn’t likely to achieve anything if you point it out to them…as I am sure they are well aware. If you are leaving – why burn bridges when you may never know in the future if you will encounter or have to work with them. I just can not figure out after giving notice…why I am so sad about the whole thing…I figured I should be happy but I do feel bad for the people who worked for me and who worked with me who were great and went the extra mile for me. Hope this is normal and this will pass and is part of the due process.
Dave Martin Said,
July 21, 2009 @ 10:34 pm
I love it.
In response to Vincente: if you consider just the content, and ignore the medium, there is absolutely nothing unprofessional about this resignation letter. It’s gracious, it explains her reason for leaving in a straight-forward way, provides ample notice and includes offer to freelance if requested to assist the transition to a replacement.
At the same time, given the context, the fact that the letter is written in multi-colored crayon amounts to a weird but well-deserved rebuke. This letter is a work of art.
pating Said,
July 29, 2009 @ 9:25 am
This is really the weirdest but the best resignation letter i’ve ever seen! This only proves that she’s really an artist. Filipino’s are really creative!
crazy Said,
August 25, 2009 @ 12:08 am
Well done Cat.. Being in a similar situation at the moment, your choice of medium for delivery is truly inspiring
neha Said,
August 27, 2009 @ 8:50 am
i am resigning this job
regards
neha
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carlo Said,
September 4, 2009 @ 11:16 pm
Remember one thing – “NEVER STEP ON ANYONE CLIMBING A LADDER, AS YOU NEVER KNOW IF/WHEN YOU’LL MET THEM AGAIN ON THE WAY BACK DOWN” – Thinking you’ll be “having the last laugh” with a “F-YOU” resignation letter is never the case, it makes you look unprofessional and like a ’sore loser’, even if it is fully justified. Let your resignation speak for itself, because if it doesn’t, then the company wasn’t worth working for in the first place. Be the better person! :)
khan lais Said,
September 29, 2009 @ 6:58 am
November 30 , 2007
To,
Mrs Anita Merchant,
Managing Director,
ABC Travel And Forex (I) Pvt Ltd,
Mumbai.
Sub: Letter of Resignation.
Dear Madam,
I would like to submit my resignation from the position of Account Assistance . I am putting my resignation on November 30, 2007 and I request you to please relieve me of my duties by December 30th 2007 .
I would like to thank you for the exposure that you have provided me in this organization. I am sure I will carry and cherish this experience throughout my professional career.
I shall appreciate an early settlement of all my dues entitled.
Thanking you
Yours truly,