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Dear Ms. [OMITTED];
As of December 6th, 2006 I am officially resigning from my position as an Assistant Manager for [OMITTED]. I will continue working through Christmas Eve so as to accommodate the schedule I’ve been assigned and the holiday season. It is my hope that a replacement for me can be found or some other arrangement will be made to fill my position after this time.
My decision to resign is not influenced by any of my co-workers or a reflection of my position as Assistant Manager itself. My employment in [OMITTED] has been a positive growth experience and I consider myself fortunate to have gained the knowledge I have. While I wish it would have been possible for me to stay with this company longer I have personal goals I would like to pursue and feel that it is time for me to do this.
Thank you for this opportunity and all I have learned from it.
Sincerely,
Courtney Wells
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I handed this resignation letter to my boss today (Funnily enough while she was laying into me about this or that from the last time I worked and how if she could work 70 hours a week I shouldn't complain or slack on my 40). She wanted to know if I found a new job, I said that I intended to make a full-time job of finding a job I wanted. She wanted to know why I couldn't keep working and look. I said I've been doing that and my irratic work schedule hinders my ability to apply as much as I would like or go on interviews even if I got one. She wanted to know if I could work until the New Year, I said that I needed the time to move and that I was giving her as much time as I could with three weeks. I also said that it was nothing personal and just something I had to do to get on with my life in the direction it needed to go.
She shrugged, nodded and said that it just seemed like everyone was leaving lately. Following that she was really nice to me for the rest of the day.
Well, the cord is cut. I'm quitting my thankless job in the pursuit of happiness. I don't know how it will go but I have to believe I'll be better for it.
And, thank you Neil, for saying it better than I ever could:
"-You don't have to stay anywhere forever."
Edwin Payne, in Season of Mists.