Today is the day.
There’s no reason not to pull the trigger today. Money is no excuse. If you don’t do it, you’re just being afraid, lazy, or both. I’m not kidding, either.
It’s time to stop wasting your life at a job that clearly is an awful fit for you. Write the letter now. Two weeks notice. Your decision is final.
“…no longer continuing my relationship with…”
“…decided to pursue other interests…”
“…leaving the organization…”
There’s really no good reason for you to do otherwise. It’s just a matter of judgment and discipline. I’ve proven to you that now is the time over these past few weeks. Make a change.
I promise this will work out for the best. I’ve worked hard to make sure of it.
Signed,
(insert your name here)
If you enjoy reading this blog, why not tip the author?Decide when you’ll see that letter again. Arrange to have it sent to you at that time.
Now get busy. You’ve got a promise to yourself you need to keep.
25 responses so far ↓
1 c.a. Marks // Oct 29, 2007 at 9:16 am
Holy crap! You’re serious aren’t you? OK then, I’m on it!
2 Chuck Westbrook // Oct 29, 2007 at 11:37 am
@c.a. Marks– That’s what I like to hear. Notice, the letter is from you to you. It’s up to you whether or not you send it to yourself and when you do it…
3 Darin // Oct 29, 2007 at 3:42 pm
No thanks! Maybe if I had something else fire lined up to take the place, but I would rather not foreclose on my house.
4 Chuck Westbrook // Oct 29, 2007 at 3:47 pm
@Darin– You need to start reading my posts before you comment on them…
5 Darin // Oct 29, 2007 at 3:51 pm
@Chuck - I will be sure to tip you for the great advice!
6 Chuck Westbrook // Oct 29, 2007 at 3:58 pm
Tips are suggested for those who enjoy the site, not heckle it. Thanks anyway.
7 c.a. Marks // Oct 29, 2007 at 4:45 pm
LOL. Yeah, I know. Actually, I did write a letter of resignation a few weeks ago, on my home computer of course. I like the way you worded it better.
8 Chuck Westbrook // Oct 29, 2007 at 4:49 pm
@c.a. Marks– Sounds good. Just making sure… Now the question is, when do you turn said letter in? Or have you already?
9 Joanne // Oct 29, 2007 at 4:55 pm
Haha, I just noticed the tag for this post….very fitting!
10 Bush Mackel // Oct 29, 2007 at 11:26 pm
I’m not gonna lie - This post spoke to me.
11 monica // Oct 29, 2007 at 11:30 pm
totally inspiring. thanks for the encouragement chuck. while i didn’t turn in my resignation today, i did take some steps toward that goal. now the only question is: when will i take the leap of faith and “just do it”?
12 Jill // Oct 30, 2007 at 9:57 am
Wow - this was the SMACK in the face that I needed today. After driving into work at 5am and sitting here trying to make myself look busy (like a fool) when there’s really no work to do…I am feeling creatively stuffed into a closet, and bored. I wrote my letter and set it to pop up and remind me in Outlook in a month. I figure a month is good timing - Thanksgiving. A time when I hope to say thanks to a NEW JOB!
13 brip blap » spooky links, 10-31-07 // Oct 31, 2007 at 9:29 am
[…] Quit Your Job Now. No Excuses. None.: In the same vein as Millionster’s article, this one includes - free of charge - a resignation letter for you to fill out. I may actually do this and put it in my calendar for a couple of years from now, just to remind me. A terrific blog name, too. (@ I Hate Your Job) […]
14 Chuck Westbrook // Oct 31, 2007 at 10:26 am
@Bush– I know you’re in a tough spot. Best of luck in being able to do something else sooner rather than later.
@monica– Awesome, glad to hear it. Let us know when you take that leap.
@Jill– I think driving to work at 5am might have been that smack in the face for me
Thanksgiving it is. Great news! Now time to get busy making sure you can do it when the time comes!
15 the baglady // Oct 31, 2007 at 10:50 am
hey! I just quit my job recently! It wasn’t really a horrible job but I’m excited to see what’s next.
16 Mrs. Micah // Oct 31, 2007 at 11:18 am
It was kind of ironic that Brip Blap linked to my post on Mondays and this post in the same day. I kind of wrote this letter to myself last night, only I gave one month’s notice.
17 Chuck Westbrook // Oct 31, 2007 at 12:26 pm
@the baglady– Congrats on your new adventure.
@Mrs. Micah– You know, I noticed that. Best of luck to you in going to find something better. Deciding to do something is probably the hardest part as most people fail to ever get that far.
18 Preparing Financially for a Career Change (part 1) « Mrs Micah // Oct 31, 2007 at 2:43 pm
[…] I only read this after I made the decision, but it’s a relevant post […]
19 Lisa // Oct 31, 2007 at 7:46 pm
Wow, I could have written Jill’s comment!
Your post made me smile because today I got a job offer for a part time job - my first step in reaching my dream of working from home. Trying to figure out now how to give my 2 week’s notice - thanks for the inspiration.
20 Chuck Westbrook // Oct 31, 2007 at 10:58 pm
@Lisa– Congratulations! You’re very welcome for the inspiration, and good luck with the 2 weeks notice letter–should be a fun thing to write.
21 Marc // Nov 2, 2007 at 12:13 pm
my reason for the leaving the company, “Penetrode” will include many expletives and hopefully wont result in community service.
i found your site from a nice comment on zenhabits
thanks for hating my job too
22 Chuck Westbrook // Nov 2, 2007 at 12:17 pm
@Marc– I want a copy of the letter. Thanks for taking my comment on zenhabits to heart, and I’ll hate your job any place, any time. Just stick around.
23 @Stephen | HD BizBlog // Dec 9, 2007 at 9:07 am
Hi Chuck, I found your blog from the link at Ittybiz, and you have some great stuff here. I last punched a time clock nine days before you wrote this post, in order to move from North Carolina to Maine for my wife’s job. Now I do not want to get another job, and I am working to make a go of writing full-time. Thanks for your encouraging words. I am going to be a subscriber now.
24 Vladimir Tess // Dec 19, 2007 at 12:03 am
There’s one argument about this… Once I read in the E-Myth - Why most businesses fail and what to do about it that the reasons why most of us start a business is because we had had an “entrepreneurial seizure” which causes us to do what our mind states us to do without really making us think before we invest that money into the small business or whatever else. What we should do before we promise anything to ourselves is plan and hypothesize before investing time, nerves, worries, and money into an errand. You may lose by going into the jungle with leaves into your face, not knowing where the next bear-hole is. I’ll write an article about it sometime on Money-Lessons.com. Hope that helps.
25 Preparing Financially for a Career Change (part 1) // Feb 8, 2008 at 11:20 pm
[…] I only read this after I made the decision, but it’s a relevant post […]
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