How should a Catholic resign from work?

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The offer letter I received mentions a minimum 4 week notice, and company policy says that failure to abide by this could cause a financial penalty that, without disclosing actual amounts, can get up to a little under three months’ take home pay for me. That’s before accounting for the fact that I don’t want to anger a potential future reference. (There’s next to no chance I’ll ever want to come back, so I’m not too worried about being told I can’t come back.)

Needless to say, I’m not willing to take on either the short-term or long-term costs.
 
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Wow… that’s horribly harsh. If you’re not at-will, I guess the ball’s in their court. ugh.
 
With melodrama.
Choppers overhead, police sirens, TV networks contacted, journalists on hand especially Protestant ones. Oprah if she is available. Try and get the bullies to stage their antics again for witnesses on hand.
Oh and your next employer.
 
It actually is at-will employment. The 4 week notice is mentioned along with that part in the offer letter and is said to not alter that status. The fine, however, isn’t mentioned, but I found it when searching through company policies. I’m not sure if that part was ever provided in my initial offer.

On the flip side, the company does lay out definite causes for automatic termination. Anything outside those causes requires them to provide their own 4 week notice. Most of the causes basically come down to not severely violating company policy or breaking the law. The only one I might be hit with is when I turn in my eventual resignation, but that would just anger the client, and this isn’t a client that they can afford to anger.
 
Google letter of resignation for examples you can follow.

Be professional and do not say things you may later regret. For one thing, you never know when you may need a reference. For another, you don’t know when you may run into these same people again, perhaps at a new employer. And finally, your reputation may precede you when you go to look for another job.
 
As an employer, when someone gives me two weeks notice, I thank them for the courtesy, then I send them away immediately. The performance those last two weeks slips so badly it is better to just let them go right away.
 
Also, be prepared for the company to ask you to leave the day you give your notice. It is not unusual if there has been animosity or if you are going to work for a competitor. Go ahead and have your desk sorted out, take home your personal items, organize your files, etc. ahead of time.
 
Congratulations @Nelka

I know you’ve been having issues at your work, so I’m happy to hear that you are moving on. I will say a prayer in thanksgiving for your new job. 🙏
 
Congratulations Nelka! People don’t often say good bye to their co-workers after leaving a job. Especially if you didn’t like working there. What I did one time, after leaving a job, was to send every co-worker a Christmas card. I wasn’t happy there towards the end, and only said good bye to maybe one or two other workers.
 
Simply provide your letter of resignation.

If you have an exit interview, be honest. However, do not burn bridges on your way out. You never know when a future employer might call your previous company, so you never want to burn bridges on your way out the door.

Again, if you have an exit interview, please make sure to give CONSTRUCTIVE criticism, do not rant.

God Bless
 
I was at a job one time back in the 80’s; extremely boring. Not enough work, and you wonder why you’re even there. And after taking a one-week paid vacation, I quit.
 
I had a boss just like you and I don’t mean that as a compliment. She canned several employees who were courteous enough to give her notice. You should respect the courtesy and at least let them finish up the work week.

I think that you would be pretty upset if an employee didn’t show up and left you hanging…
 
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You should respect the courtesy and at least let them finish up the work week.
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Once a person has decided to work for someone else, they are no longer loyal to the company they are leaving. They may decide to “unload” on current clients, other employees, they may decide to take client lists or other confidential information to a competitor. They may simply spend the next two weeks loafing about.

It is not about courtesy, it is business.
 
Keep it short and sweet…ex:

I have accepted another position outside of ABC Company. My last day will be whatever date. Sincerely, full legal name.

Don’t burn any bridges, you just never know what hte future holds and you don’t want a future employer to get a bad report about you from a previous employer.
 
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