Amateur Hour is an advice column for people who are new to the professional world and are figuring out how work even… works.
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What’s the actual mechanism I use to quit? Like, exactly what do I need to do?
Do I have to give a reason for why I’m leaving?
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What’s the deal with resignation letters?
Am I supposed to just... blindside my boss when I quit? Or should I have given them a heads-up earlier that I was thinking about leaving?
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Is it OK to give more or less than two weeks’ notice?
Anything else I should know about the timing?
What if my boss is away or hard to reach and I can’t get in touch with them when I’m ready to resign?
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