Resignation and boss reaction
By phobeea
@phobeea (52)
Indonesia
August 2, 2009 9:17pm CST
Hi friends,
I was working in the previous office for about 3 years, as a staff. My boss was a kind of boss who demanded a lot from the team, and her favorite words are : "I DON'T CARE.. you just do this and do that...". That was a very uncomfortable situation in our department. She never gave compliments either, and even worse she always criticized the way her subordinates worked. That appeared to me that she never satisfied with the way I worked too.
Then... I handed my resignation letter. I was offered a better job, and I took it. And I was surprised with how she reacted. She offered me a promotion to be senior staff. But I refused, and didn't change my mind. I was thinking, for these years I've been working for you, I received nothing but critics from you. And today you offered me a promotion because I handed my resignation letter?? Wow, sorry but that was too late, doubling my salary would change my mind either :)
So what about you guys? Can you share your experience about how your boss reacted when you handed your resignation letter??
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9 responses
@yolanda19191 (1934)
• China
3 Aug 09
when i resigned the first time, my manager refused me to go. and postponed it time and time. i knew he didnt want me to go. i heard of that the position was empty more than half a year when i was employed. in fact, he was a gentle and caring manager, and i left there cause i was demanded back to help my aunt who run a customs broker.
but now, the boss with a bad temper, i think i wont bear it for long time. i do hope i can resign when the contract ends at the end of this year. certainly i also hope i can find a better one. but i can feel he must will feel regret. cause i really do my best to help him a lot. 
@yolanda19191 (1934)
• China
4 Aug 09
hmm, u'r very right. working in the customs broker, it needs to be very very careful.
@larish (2191)
• Philippines
4 Aug 09
The last time I handed my resignation was well accepted by my boss. I already inform him beforehand that I got a better opportunity from another company/competitor. I always believe that we should always built bridges to the people we have worked for and burning one won't help. We have a very small world, and who knows I might be able to work again with a former boss in the near future. Happy myloting.
@kryzell (921)
• Philippines
3 Aug 09
The last time I resigned from a job, was not a good experience for me.
I previously worked in a clinic as a nurse. At first, it was fine. But as time went by, I noticed that the assigned tasks were no longer within my scope. Whenever there are no patients... the doctor would sometimes require me to clean the rooms (even if there is a paid janitor). There are also times when he would ask me to bring him and his guests some coffee.
It would have been nice if he did these requests politely, but he didn't. More importantly... I believe these are tasks that I didn't study in my 4 years in college... not to mention all the hospital volunteering that I did, post grad.
With this is in mind, I finally decided to resign. The doctor was obviously surprised by my resignation, that he raised his voice, and threatened me that I'll have to pay for my visa (that was in a foreign country), and other charges. But I knew my rights... so I know better than paying him.
@kevchua (1004)
• Malaysia
3 Aug 09
Just because they're bosses, they think they can keep you by offering you a bribe in the form of a promotion. Good that you decided to move on instead of falling into her trap. When I resigned for the first time, my boss didn't show any feelings. She was cool - it's like she had expected it, she wished me all the best. I guess it's about time i left too - been there for 7 years. In my second job, when I resigned, my boss was devastated and kept asking why; he was a good boss - but I had to come back home to work. Yes, I have been really fortunate for being able to work under good bosses. It's tough sometimes handing in that letter, but when we have to do it, we just do it.
@phobeea (52)
• Indonesia
4 Aug 09
Yes, i think that was a bribe and a trap too. I'm sure she will put some more pressure if I stayed. You are lucky to work under good bosses. Now I work under a much better boss too, and I can't imagine if I have to hand the "r" letter someday. That will be very hard for me.
@murkie (1103)
• Philippines
19 Nov 12
first of all, welcome phobeea..
when i handed my resignation in my previous company, my supervisor got upset.. well, at least i thought so.. she may be as old as my mother so she was a little more emotional.. and then my resignation was sudden.
but she was nice all throughout. i have had several supervisors in our team, all of which were nice in their own way.. and that last supervisor was the nicest. she is very supportive and understanding to us her staff. that's how she earned our respect. and i think that is what makes a team more effective and productive.
@Shavkat (137214)
• Philippines
19 Nov 12
It is inevitable to end the service to a certain company, especially if you are well-adjusted working with the colleague. But then, we need to find a better job, that's the reason why we need to file resignation. It will not end there, it will start a new beginning to be stable.
@cher913 (25782)
• Canada
3 Aug 09
actually, i handed my boss a resignation letter last year and he refused to accept it! i had been off work for some months due to an illness and wanted to only work 3 days a week instead of 5 and his boss said no but he must have talked them into it because they accepted my wishes.
@klwheretogo (230)
• Malaysia
3 Aug 09
i don't care. that is your problem. these are 2 very common used by the boss. i think if i resign, my boss will just accept only. because in my company, very hard we will get a counter offer. unless you are very brilliant.
@forester1985 (999)
• Indonesia
3 Aug 09
no, I can not, I don't have any job now. I'm just a student . but, when I hear your story, I understand your feeling, work without fun must be hard and difficult. I agree about your decision to resign.
