How Do I Tell My Boss I Am Leaving?
I work in the kitchen design industry. I have been in this job for about 3 years. I get phoned, out of the blue, by another kitchen company to ask if I would be interested in a job. This new job would nearly double my wages. The only thing is the job I am in just now is a small family run business with a very close nit staff. I work directly beside my bosses and have built up a great relationship with them, they have treated me like family. What is the best way to approach this? Do i just tell them that i have been offered a new job that pays more or do i tell them it is with another kitchen firm? The money is just too good to turn down. Do I have to put what they think about me out of my mind and just do it? or do I play this another way?
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it is very nice of you to be considerate of the boss who has been so good to you. you sound like a very nice person. but if you have a family to support you have to go where the money is. you might consider writing a letter of resignation and explain that while you appreciate the opportunity he gave you that you have been offered an advancement with another company at a much better salary. you don’t have to tell him it is another kitchen design firm. i am sure he will be supportive if, as you say it is close knit company almost like family he will be willing to give you a good recommendation. be sure to give him a reasonable notice before leaving.
boss. i’m leaving!!! lol
just tell him you have enjoyed working for him and you have been offered another job for more money and you want to move on and better yourself…..they will understand
If you are that close, then they would know you are worth more and probably can’t afford to pay you more.
Thus, they’d be happy for you to get a great opportunity even though they would be sad to see you go.
Make sure you did not sign anything when you first hired that says you won’t go to a competing firm.
tell him about the offer, if he cant match it then there shouldnt be a problem??
Just tell them the truth you need to make more money if your that close they should understand.
explain that you feel that you have given as much as you have to give to them and that you feel that they would prosper with new input from someone else and you feel that it is time to move on to other ideas. Give them as much notice as you can. Good luck
Be honest and upbeat and tell them exactly what you just wrote here. Acknowledge that they have treated you like family and that you have appreciated it and thank them. Mention the offer and the raise and that it’s an offer you can’t refuse. You can like and respect and care deeply for the company you work for, but when it comes down to it, we’re all doing it for the money. If the money is better and it’s a good job and company, you would be foolish not to take it. They have to understand this. They may even be upset, but they should respect your decision. They can either offer you more money to match the offer and get you to stay, or they can let you move on and get over it. In the end, business is business.
Put it in writing – in private at first and read it aloud to yourself. You don’t have to state reasons normally but it sounds as though you have become a real tight team, so it would be more polite to offer some and offer the truth. With the pay rise such as you have been offered I doubt anyone reasonable or close would stand in your way. Thank your boss and his staff for all the help and support they have provided and tell them you will remember them with fondness.
Moving on is part of business life as much as family life and they will surely understand your need to move on.
Just be ohnest with your boss, if you are not upfront and ohnest, they may find out later on anyway and that wont be nice for either you or your boss.
Best just tell your boss, the other company have approached you and made an offer your finding difficult to turn down.
At the end of the day, maybe you are being underpaid for what you are currently doing and your current boss may be able to meet the offer of the rival company,
You never know,, Just be truthful and you cant go wrong no matter what happens.
Good luck.
wait until hes had a good week and is cheery, then tell him. Thank him for the opportunity to work there and be honest about it all. He may be very disappointed you are going, but no reasonable boss expects young people to stay with then forever. It is natural you will want to move on and get experience elsewhere!
explain to him you have been offered a much larger salary and you are considering it……he will either match it or maybe give you a raise, if not he will tell you he cannot, then discuss your leaving date, two – four weeks is customery,……some places are immediate…. if you really like your job the atmosphere may be worth much more than the extra money……..good luck
You be straight and honest with them. Tell them that you have enjoyed working with them, but you have bills to pay and this new job will double your salary and since you can’t expect them to do the same, you’re going to have to take the new position. Any employer, friend or not, will understand that. But don’t be surprised if they offer you more money so that you’ll stay.
You need to be up-front with them. Tell them it is not a question of not loving your work with them and appreciating how well they have treated you over the years…but that the money was just too good to turn down…and that the money will help you achieve your life goals (whatever they might be…name a few ways the money will help, if you can). Who knows…they might offer you a raise comparable to your new job in order to get you to stay (It’s possible anyway).
But the bottom line is…They are business people…so hopefully they’ll understand…they may be a bit upset…at least at first…but they will understand…and they’ll appreciate your honesty.
Tell them about the offer if they cant match it they will understand that the money offer is to good to miss ,telling about the offer gives them a chance to offer same instead of you resigning.
Just quit….
tell your boss about it – as some of the other answers have said – he may match the offer especially as he knows you’re valuable enough to be head hunted, i mean when was the last time you had a pay rise?
if the other company is willing to double your money it sounds like you’re being under paid – this is the problem with getting too close with the company.
either way you have to think of your future but make sure the new offer is genuine.
“Boss, If you were me and another company called out of the blue and offered twice the wages I’m currently paid, what would you do?”
If he says “I’d take it”. You say, “Great, I will, thanks for understanding”.
If he says….well what else COULD he really say except to consider negotiating a raise with you on the spot. In which case you will have gotten a WRITTEN OFFER from the company that has offered you this job with the remuneration part clearly spelled out to use as a basis for the negotiation. Leave it to your boss to meet it…
…or you beat it–with two weeks notice of course.
Good luck and congrats.
take the job — but give as much notice as u can to the present manager — if you are just like family they should be happy that you have found a much better paying job!!!-
See if you can get a week’s vacation or time off just to check out this other job. If things at the new job just don’t smell right, then you won’t have to quit the other one.
Rarely do you get offered a job out of the blue for almost twice the salary and things are completely legit. If it smells too good to be true…
You don sound like you wanna leave (money ain’t everthin, the new place maybe a paid prisson)
Give notice and go…no fault with improving your life,that’s business…
There are many things to consider here.
You said you are going to be hired by the competition…. have you signed any papers with your current employer stating that if you quit, you cannot work for the competition for x amount of time?
First you should approach your boss and tell them you have been approached by another company and you are considerng the offer. Ask your boss if he can meet the salary the other is offering.
This way, he can accept or decline and your decision will be made…. and your current boss will know where this conversation is going.
Do it the right way if you are to accept the other job. Give 2 weeks notice in writing thanking your current employer for all the opportunities you have been afforded there…etc.
This way, if it doesn’t work out, for whatever reason, at the new place, the old job just may take you back.
Be professional. It will not be overlooked.
“you’ve been great and thanks for the experience and confidence for me to take the next step in my life…I will always cherish these wonderful memories”
if you talk about pay, ur trying to use that as leverage which cheapens u
GL
Just direct them to this question on YA
With a sharpie – Write out loud
Twice the money is too good to turn down. If you truely do have a great relationship with your boss, he’ll understand that. Be courtious and offer to give two weeks notice. It’s business not personal. Explain things as you have here and you’ll be fine.
Be honest and tell them how hard a decision this was to make – hard because you are grateful to have worked with them and embarrassed that money won over loyalty in the end.
When you do write your notice, put a few lines in there to say that you wish all of ‘company’s’ staff the best in the future, and how much you enjoyed working there etc etc. If you decide that your new job isn’t what it seemed, this means that they could consider taking you back. Or, if your employer is keen not to lose you – they could match your wage at the proposed job.
Its worth a gamble.
advancement just be honest and leave a qucikly as possible.
Be honest, and forthright with them.
Also give them sufficient lead in time to replace you.
Try to leave on good terms, because you never know what may happen down the road.
Tell them how much you have enjoyed working with them but unfortunately you have to put in your two weeks notice because you got a higher paying opportunity, They may even try to compete with the other companies salary, or if they can’t provide you with better pay then they should be understanding as to why you are leaving.