thesaint sfc Posted 4 February, 2009 Posted 4 February, 2009 Can I have some examples of some resignation letters? I have written one, but would like some ideas to add to it. Dear *****, As required by my contract of employment, I hereby give you 3 weeks’ notice of my intention to leave my position as ****** at ******. I wish both you and ****** every good fortune and I would like to thank you for having me as part of your team. My experiences with **** I feel will put me in good stead for the rest of my working life. I hope to maintain a strong friendship between the others and yourself and I wish all of you every success. Yours sincerely,
Scudamore Posted 4 February, 2009 Posted 4 February, 2009 Can I have some examples of some resignation letters? I have written one, but would like some ideas to add to it. Dear *****, As required by my contract of employment, I hereby give you 3 weeks’ notice of my intention to leave my position as ****** at ******. I wish both you and ****** every good fortune and I would like to thank you for having me as part of your team. My experiences with **** I feel will put me in good stead for the rest of my working life. I hope to maintain a strong friendship between the others and yourself and I wish all of you every success. Yours sincerely, Well i wouldn't call him a ***** for starters...
Pancake Posted 4 February, 2009 Posted 4 February, 2009 http://www.i-resign.com/uk/letters/letters.asp?#No1
Wilko Posted 4 February, 2009 Posted 4 February, 2009 Dear McDonalds manager, I wet the bed last night and have to spend the next two years at home. Regards, thesaint_sfc
Weston Super Saint Posted 4 February, 2009 Posted 4 February, 2009 Do you work as a Greengrocer, and is that why you have the extra apostrophe?
bungle Posted 4 February, 2009 Posted 4 February, 2009 You don't have to write a resignation letter when you leave school.
thesaint sfc Posted 4 February, 2009 Author Posted 4 February, 2009 Thanks for all your help, kind words, and support. You are all c8nts.
Pancake Posted 4 February, 2009 Posted 4 February, 2009 Thanks for all your help, kind words, and support. You are all c8nts. Thats more likely to get you sacked on the spot to be honest.
Weston Super Saint Posted 4 February, 2009 Posted 4 February, 2009 Thats more likely to get you sacked on the spot to be honest. I didn't think you could be fired when 'working out your notice'...
Jillyanne Posted 4 February, 2009 Posted 4 February, 2009 I didn't think you could be fired when 'working out your notice'... Yes you can.
Weston Super Saint Posted 4 February, 2009 Posted 4 February, 2009 Yes you can. But it would have to be a bit more serious than calling someone a c8nt! Besides, as soon as you get the disciplinary invite letter the normal procedure is to go off sick with stress isn't it, then keep renewing the old Doctor's note until the resignation period is up - so while it is Legally possible to be fired when 'working your notice', practically it very rarely happens....
bridge too far Posted 4 February, 2009 Posted 4 February, 2009 Do you work as a Greengrocer, and is that why you have the extra apostrophe? Pedant calling! Where's the extra apostrophe to which you refer?
Weston Super Saint Posted 4 February, 2009 Posted 4 February, 2009 Pedant calling! Where's the extra apostrophe to which you refer? As required by my contract of employment, I hereby give you 3 weeks’ notice There....
bridge too far Posted 4 February, 2009 Posted 4 February, 2009 There.... Debatable I think - it's one that's always puzzled me. I think it's OK to use the apostrophe because it relates to the notice belonging to three weeks. It would be wrong to put 'one weeks notice' for example. Because 'three weeks' is plural then the apostrophe appears after the 's'. See here: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_apost.html where a similar usage is shown (three days' journey). I have nothing better to do today.
Weston Super Saint Posted 4 February, 2009 Posted 4 February, 2009 Debatable I think - it's one that's always puzzled me. I think it's OK to use the apostrophe because it relates to the notice belonging to three weeks. It would be wrong to put 'one weeks notice' for example. Because 'three weeks' is plural then the apostrophe appears after the 's'. See here: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_apost.html where a similar usage is shown (three days' journey). I have nothing better to do today. No. The notice doesn't belong to the three weeks, the notice belongs to the person. The three weeks is the length of time with weeks being the plural of week.
bridge too far Posted 4 February, 2009 Posted 4 February, 2009 No. The notice doesn't belong to the three weeks, the notice belongs to the person. The three weeks is the length of time with weeks being the plural of week. Then how can we explain the grammar police's statement about one day's journey? Surely the journey belongs to the person making it, and not the day? I'm not entirely convinced either but I can see the logic in having an apostrophe.
Al de Man Posted 4 February, 2009 Posted 4 February, 2009 No. The notice doesn't belong to the three weeks, the notice belongs to the person. The three weeks is the length of time with weeks being the plural of week. How about losing the plural? Does "give you one week notice" or "give you one week's notice" sound correct when you say it out loud?
bridge too far Posted 4 February, 2009 Posted 4 February, 2009 How about losing the plural? Does "give you one week notice" or "give you one week's notice" sound correct when you say it out loud? I reckon that's the right version and in fact that sort of proves the necessity of the apostrophe.
Weston Super Saint Posted 4 February, 2009 Posted 4 February, 2009 Now, I'm not saying Hollywood has ever been right.... http://www.amazon.co.uk/Two-Weeks-Notice-Sandra-Bullock/dp/B000087JID
bridge too far Posted 4 February, 2009 Posted 4 February, 2009 Now, I'm not saying Hollywood has ever been right.... http://www.amazon.co.uk/Two-Weeks-Notice-Sandra-Bullock/dp/B000087JID Bloody hell, Weston! You can't surely expect them darned Yanks to get it right FFS
Ponty Posted 4 February, 2009 Posted 4 February, 2009 There is an apostrophe. No doubt about it. Ahem. Conclusive IMO.
bridge too far Posted 4 February, 2009 Posted 4 February, 2009 Ahem. Conclusive IMO. Do you often talk to yourself? Or is your itty bitty cold making you a tad delirious?
Jillyanne Posted 4 February, 2009 Posted 4 February, 2009 I agree with Ponty. I agree with Ponty that agree's (hee hee) with Ponty.
Wiltshire Saint Posted 4 February, 2009 Posted 4 February, 2009 Dear Boss I am saddened to have to inform you of my decision to resign on (insert date). I feel that I am left with no option but to resign because of the alegations made against me by many of the female staff. I cannot continue to work in a place where women are scared of me. I do not wish for his resignation to be seen as an admission of guilt in any way and trust all unresolved issues will be left as they are and not reported to the police. Yours thesaintsfc
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