How to Resign From a Job for Personal Reasons
How to Resign From a Job for Personal Reasons
How to Resign From a Job for Personal Reasons
By Alison Doyle
September 12, 2019
Summary
How Much Information to Share
It can be hard to know how much to share with your employer about why you are leaving. If you are at all uneasy about sharing your reasons, simply say that you are leaving for personal reasons. If you think you might reapply for a job at the company once your personal issues are resolved, you might provide a bit more detail. In this case, you can use the vague language that you are leaving for personal reasons.
Sharing a Reason for Leaving - Or Not
You can decide whether or not you want to provide him or her with personal details as to why you are leaving during the conversation. After speaking to your boss, follow up with a resignation letter to your boss as well as a human resources representative. You can choose how much to share with human resources about why you are leaving, but explain that you are leaving for personal reasons, and include details on when you will be leaving.
Stay Positive While You're Moving On
Down the road, your employer might have to serve as a reference for you or you may want a letter of recommendation from him or her. Even if you hate your job, hate the company, or the pay is terrible, you shouldn’t mention any of that in your letter or your conversation with your boss.
Reference
Doyle, A. (2019, September 12). Here's How to Appropriately Resign From a Job for Personal Reasons. Retrieved July 14, 2020, from https://www.thebalancecareers.com/how-to-resign-from-a-job-for-personal-reasons-2061014