{"id":22438,"date":"2023-02-21T22:03:01","date_gmt":"2023-02-21T22:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/?p=22438"},"modified":"2023-02-21T22:03:01","modified_gmt":"2023-02-21T22:03:01","slug":"how-to-quit-a-job-over-text-exmaples","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/how-to-quit-a-job-over-text-exmaples\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Quit a Job over Text \u2014 with Full Examples &#038; Samples"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>img#mv-trellis-img-1::before{padding-top:150%; }img#mv-trellis-img-1{display:block;}<\/style><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Look, if you can avoid quitting a job in a text message, you should. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No matter how frustrated you feel or how informal your job is, it is still better to resign in person, over the phone, or in a formal letter or email.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That said, sometimes a resignation text is the only way forward. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Just make sure you follow up your text message with a formal email or letter, as required by your employment contract.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maybe you have a terrible relationship with your boss and just can&rsquo;t handle quitting face-to-face for fear you&rsquo;ll say something you regret. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Or maybe you don&rsquo;t have access to a computer and need to get your resignation out of the way immediately.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whatever the case, if a text seems the best way forward, then the least you can do is make sure it is a well-written, clear, and polite text that portrays you in the best possible light.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Follow these 13 steps to craft the perfect resignation text and have a look at the sample messages that follow.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>13 steps for how to quit a job over text&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><b>Greet your boss politely<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Say you hope your text finds them well<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Clarify who you are<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Express gratitude for your time working at the company<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Say you learned a lot<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Explain that, unfortunately, you are resigning<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Give your reasons<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Express that you hope your employer finds a suitable replacement<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Apologize for any inconvenience caused by your resignation<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Say that you can be contacted with any further questions<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Wish your employer all the best<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Sign off appropriately<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Sign your full name<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>How to quit a job over text<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you hope to be re-hired by a company, it is best not to burn your bridges by quitting over text. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Instead, take the time to write out a resignation email.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Or even better, email your boss to ask if you can have a few moments of their time sometime in the next few days&mdash;then, quit in person.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, if you know that you won&rsquo;t be returning to work for your current employer, you can quit over text without too much guilt or worry. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Just make sure you present yourself in the best possible light and phrase your text message as politely as you can. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And don&rsquo;t forget to send a formal two weeks&rsquo; or one month&rsquo;s notice in the days after you send your text.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are 13 steps to follow if you are going to quit over text.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>1. Greet your boss politely<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even if you don&rsquo;t like the person you work for and have a tense relationship with them, there is no need to be rude in your final communication.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A simple, &ldquo;Dear Mr. Rogers,&rdquo; will do. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Or, if you are on more informal terms, you can call them by their first name and begin your text with &ldquo;Hi David.&rdquo;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>2.Say you hope your text finds them well<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This standard way of beginning any kind of professional communication adds a friendly touch to any message, whether it is an email, a text, or a letter.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It lets the person you&rsquo;re writing to know that you don&rsquo;t harbor any ill will toward them, which will encourage them to read your message with an open mind.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you aren&rsquo;t sure you want to use this phrase, you could also choose <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/i-hope-this-email-finds-you-well\/\">another way to say, &ldquo;I hope this finds you well.&rdquo;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The key thing is that you are expressing your good will toward the person you are writing to.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>3. Clarify who you are&nbsp;<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you work at a big company, or just aren&rsquo;t sure whether your boss will have your number saved in their phone, clarify who you are at the beginning of your text message.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example, you could say, &ldquo;This is Gerald Fitz from accounting,&rdquo; or, &ldquo;Moira here from the front office.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stating your name clearly will leave your boss in no doubt about who they&rsquo;re communicating with. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This will help avoid any potential confusion about <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">which<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of their employees is leaving the company.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>4. Express gratitude for your time working at the company<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you genuinely enjoyed your time in the workplace you&rsquo;re leaving, you could include a personalized message about what makes the company special. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example, you could say, &ldquo;I really enjoyed working at Viscose and Virtue. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The company culture is fantastic, and I always enjoyed going into work.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If, on the other hand, you either didn&rsquo;t have strong feelings about the job or really didn&rsquo;t like being in the office, you can just add a generic, <strong>&ldquo;<\/strong><\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/it-has-been-a-pleasure-working-with-you\/\">it has been a pleasure working with you<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> these past six months.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>5. Say you learned a lot<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is an optional step for writing a resignation text, which you only need to include if you genuinely mean it.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, if your experience at the job you&rsquo;re leaving was genuinely a good one and will leave you with great memories (as well as a <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/include-new-job-on-your-resume\/\">new job to add to your resume<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">), then telling your employer you learned a lot is a nice touch.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>6. Explain that, unfortunately, you are resigning<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now for the hard part. Express as concisely as you can that you are <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/how-to-write-a-two-weeks-notice-letter\/\">handing in your two weeks&rsquo; notice<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, or that you are leaving, effective immediately.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/voluntary-resignation-letter\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Writing a voluntary resignation<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is tricky because it raises questions about why you are choosing to leave your place of employment.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While you don&rsquo;t have to give a full account of your reasons if you aren&rsquo;t comfortable doing so, the next step on this list encourages you to give at least a partial account of why are choosing to move on.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>7. Give your reasons<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whether you are leaving your job because you have already <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/how-to-respond-to-an-acceptance-email\/\">responded to an acceptance email<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from another employer or because you simply weren&rsquo;t happy at the company, you should include a short sentence in your resignation text about your motivation for quitting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>8. Express that you hope your employer finds suitable replacement<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Be considerate and acknowledge the fact that you are adding quite a few items to your boss&rsquo;s to do list&mdash;think advertising your former position, responding to a whole slew of emails that begin, &ldquo;<\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/i-came-across-your-job-posting\/\">I came across your job posting<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,&rdquo; and ultimately <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/employee_recruit.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hiring and training a new employee<\/a><\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By adding the simple sentence, &ldquo;Best of luck finding a suitable replacement&rdquo; to your resignation text, you&rsquo;re showing that you aren&rsquo;t quitting from a place of anger, and that you want things to go well for your former employer.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>9. Apologize for any inconvenience caused by your resignation<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Because your employer will now have to hire someone to replace you, train them up, and then get them up to speed on all the projects you were working on before you left, you are causing them an inconvenience by quitting.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And let&rsquo;s be honest, it probably won&rsquo;t help their mood that you are quitting in a text message.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For this reason, saying <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/i-apologize-for-the-inconvenience\/\">&ldquo;I apologize for the inconvenience&rdquo; or an alternative<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> will make you appear more favorably in your former employer&rsquo;s eyes.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>10. Say that you can be contacted with any further questions<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are happy to continue to lend a hand after leaving, or if you want to leave the door open for your employer to contact you to follow up on why you are choosing to leave the company, say, &ldquo;Don&rsquo;t hesitate to contact me if you have any further questions.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>11. Wish your employer all the best<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are personally close to your boss, you can wish them all the best personally. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>If you don&rsquo;t know them that well, you can <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/how-to-wish-someone-success\/\">wish success<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for the company.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You could say, &ldquo;David, I wish you every personal and professional success.&rdquo; Or, if you prefer, you could say, &ldquo;I wish Enterprise Solutions continued success.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You could also use one of the <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/synonyms-for-success\/\">other ways to say &ldquo;success&rdquo;<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> if this word feels too loaded for you.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>12. Sign off appropriately<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even though you are sending your employer a text message, because your reasons for sending it are professional, you should use a formal sign-off.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The best would be, &ldquo;Kind regards,&rdquo; or &ldquo;Best wishes.&rdquo; If you are on informal terms with your boss, it would be acceptable to write, &ldquo;Best,&rdquo; or &ldquo;Cheers.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That said, since your text will probably need to pass through more channels than just your boss, it is best to keep the language to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/business-english\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">business English<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>13. Sign your full name<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To avoid any confusion about <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">which<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> employee is ending their stint at the company you work for, and since your text might need to be used as legal evidence of your resignation, sign your full name at the end.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/How-to-Quit-a-Job-over-Text.jpg\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22460 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/How-to-Quit-a-Job-over-Text.jpg\" alt=\"How to Quit a Job over Text\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/How-to-Quit-a-Job-over-Text.jpg 924w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/How-to-Quit-a-Job-over-Text-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/How-to-Quit-a-Job-over-Text-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/How-to-Quit-a-Job-over-Text-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/How-to-Quit-a-Job-over-Text-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/How-to-Quit-a-Job-over-Text-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/How-to-Quit-a-Job-over-Text-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/How-to-Quit-a-Job-over-Text-150x225.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/How-to-Quit-a-Job-over-Text.jpg\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22460 size-full eager-load\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201000%201500'%3E%3Crect%20width='1000'%20height='1500'%20style='fill:%23e3e3e3'\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"How to Quit a Job over Text\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/How-to-Quit-a-Job-over-Text.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-1\" data-src=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/How-to-Quit-a-Job-over-Text.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/How-to-Quit-a-Job-over-Text.jpg 924w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/How-to-Quit-a-Job-over-Text-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/How-to-Quit-a-Job-over-Text-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/How-to-Quit-a-Job-over-Text-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/How-to-Quit-a-Job-over-Text-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/How-to-Quit-a-Job-over-Text-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/How-to-Quit-a-Job-over-Text-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/How-to-Quit-a-Job-over-Text-150x225.jpg 150w\" data-svg=\"1\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><\/a><br>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>How to quit a part-time job over text<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Part-time jobs are an interesting concept. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>You&rsquo;ll almost never feel as tied down by a part time gig as you will when you are in full-time employment, and you probably won&rsquo;t have the same level of responsibility as when you&rsquo;re in a career profession.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whether you&rsquo;re quitting a <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/cover-letter-for-a-summer-job\/\">summer job<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or just a year-round gig that puts a few extra bucks in your pocket every month, you probably don&rsquo;t need to be as formal in your resignation text as you might if you were quitting a high-salaried professional job.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That said, the fact that you&rsquo;re sending a text in the first place already makes your resignation pretty informal, so it&rsquo;s still best to keep your language as professional as possible.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here is a sample text you could send to quit a part-time job.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-box-grey\">\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hi Shannon,&nbsp;<\/span><\/i>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I hope you&rsquo;re well!&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is Kelsey, your part-time boutique shop assistant.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thanks for offering me the chance to work in the shop. I learned a lot about fashion and business management this summer. Unfortunately, I have had to head back to college earlier than expected, so I will have to resign my position effective immediately.&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I hope you find a great person to fill my position, and I apologize for any inconvenience caused by my leaving early. Please get in touch if you have any questions about any of the stock takes, or about anything else!&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also, please let me know if you need my resignation in an email, or whether this is sufficient.&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I wish you and the shop every success.&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All the best,&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kelsey Gerber<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>How to quit a job you just started in a text message<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you&rsquo;re <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/resignation-letter-for-job-just-started\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>writing a resignation for a job you just started<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, it either means your circumstances have changed unexpectedly or that you are having a lousy experience at work.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whatever your reason, your employer may be a little put out by the fact that you&rsquo;re leaving them in the lurch so soon after they hired you. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After all, they will have to go through the whole <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/open.lib.umn.edu\/humanresourcemanagement\/chapter\/4-1-the-recruitment-process\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recruitment process<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> all over again!&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That said, if you know you have to leave your job&mdash;for whatever reason&mdash;you can&rsquo;t let the fact that it will inconvenience your employer make you stay in a situation that isn&rsquo;t good for you.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here is a sample text you could use to quit a job you just started.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-box-grey\">\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dear Dr. Iwobi,<\/span><\/i>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I hope this text finds you well.&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is Dr. Chambers, the new resident doctor at Pearson St. Practice.&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I really appreciate the opportunity you recently gave me to work at such a prestigious practice. I learned a lot in my brief stint there. Unfortunately, due to unforeseen circumstances, I am giving you my two weeks&rsquo; notice. I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I hope you find someone new for the position quickly (and I&rsquo;m sure you will, given your impeccable reputation).<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I&rsquo;m sending this via text so that you get it as quickly as possible. I will provide you with a formal resignation in letter form as well.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Please don&rsquo;t hesitate to contact me in the future and I wish you and all the staff the best.&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sincerely,&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dr. Hamish Chambers<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>How to quit a job you hate in a text message<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you hate your job, you can write a <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/resignation-letter-with-disappointment\/\">resignation that expresses disappointment<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> about the position you&rsquo;re quitting.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There&rsquo;s no point in holding too much back when you quit via text&mdash;especially if you know you never want to work in the place you&rsquo;re leaving again.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That said, do try to resist the urge to add any impolite emojis onto your text message, or to simply send a message that says, &ldquo;I QUIT!!!!!!!!!!&rdquo;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Neither of these things would be very mature, and as tempting as they might seem, you&rsquo;re almost sure to regret them as time goes on.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, instead of sending a text message that is the equivalent of slamming the door in your boss&rsquo;s face, take the high road and craft a message that politely explains that the job did not live up to your expectations.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here is how you might go about quitting a job you hate in a text.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-box-grey\">\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dear Mr. Rogers,&nbsp;<\/span><\/i>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I hope you are well.&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is Mrs. Harding. I am a secretary at Thatcher Elementary, and I am writing to inform you that I will not be returning to the school after the holidays.&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Please consider this my two weeks&rsquo; notice. I will also be sending a letter to the school board confirming my resignation.&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unfortunately, my experience working at Thatcher has been poor. I have routinely felt disrespected by both the teachers and the administrative staff. I feel that there is a workplace culture of bullying that needs to be addressed, and I would advise you to investigate this further.&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you need details about my negative experience, you can contact me on the number I am sending this text from. I hope, for the sake of your employees and students, that you can resolve the issue of workplace intimidation at Thatcher.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Regretfully,&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mrs. Ann Harding<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>How to quit a job in a text message because you&rsquo;re moving&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is no better reason to quit a job than because you are moving to live in a different town, state, or even country.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If your employer can&rsquo;t offer you a <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/siepr.stanford.edu\/publications\/policy-brief\/how-working-home-works-out\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">remote working<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> option, you will need to resign in order to live out your dreams of moving away.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While it would still be best to let your employer know that you are resigning in a phone call or email, you might be pressed for time with only a phone accessible and want to get your two weeks&rsquo; notice in on time. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Or you might know that your employer won&rsquo;t mind if you let them know over text.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are close to your boss, you might want to quit informally over text and then follow this up with a more formal resignation email in the days to come.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here is an informal sample text to send if you&rsquo;re quitting a job because you&rsquo;re moving.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-box-grey\">\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hi Dave,&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I hope you&rsquo;re having a nice weekend and are enjoying the weather!&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I just wanted to shoot you a quick text to let you know that Charlotte and I have made the decision to move to Australia, where her family is from, at the end of next month. I&rsquo;ll be sending a formal resignation email to the rest of the partners tomorrow, but I wanted to let you know about our decision in advance, just so I can tell you how much I&rsquo;ve appreciated working under your careful supervision at Greco and Seamus LLP. I&rsquo;ll be wishing you and everyone at the firm all the very best.&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cheers,&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Andrew<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>How to quit a job over text if you have a new job<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you&rsquo;re leaving your current place of employment because you have found a new position, you are in a tricky spot.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You might not want to let on that you&rsquo;ve leveled up professionally, but at the same time, you kind of need to give your employer a reason for your decision to leave the company.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The best policy to adopt if you are writing a <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/resignation-letter-better-opportunity\/\">resignation due to a better opportunity<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is to be honest without being <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">too<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> honest.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Saying that you are &ldquo;moving on professionally&rdquo; will get the message across that you have found a better paid position with more responsibility without you having to come right out and say it.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here is how you might quit your job in a text if you have found a new job.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"content-box-grey\">\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dear Mr. Michaels,&nbsp;<\/span><\/i>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I hope you&rsquo;re doing well!<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is Danny Rodriguez from the Autobody shop. Thanks very much for the opportunity you&rsquo;ve given me to train as a mechanic, master the trade, and work in such a fun professional environment.&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unfortunately, I&rsquo;m texting to let you know I&rsquo;ll be moving on professionally at the start of next month. I hope this doesn&rsquo;t cause too much of an inconvenience. I can give you the phone numbers of a few people who would be interested in stepping in to fill my shoes at Michaels&rsquo; Autobody.&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I wish you and the shop all the best for the future and will be dropping back in for an after-work brew every now and again!<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You know where to find me if you need me (this number), and I&rsquo;ll always be glad to hear from you.&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Best,&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Danny<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Look, if you can avoid quitting a job in a text message, you should. No matter how frustrated you feel or how informal your job is, it is still better to resign in person, over the phone, or in a formal letter or email.&nbsp; That said, sometimes a resignation text is the only way forward. &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":22455,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"disable-in-feed":false,"article-schema-type":"Article","disable-critical-css":false,"_convertkit_action_broadcast_export":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[672,35],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22438","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-english","category-english"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22438","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22438"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22438\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22462,"href":"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22438\/revisions\/22462"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22455"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22438"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22438"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22438"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}