Boss is unable to attend resignation meeting

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I tried to schedule a meeting for today to give my boss my resignation letter. Unfortunately he is very busy and hasn't seen the email yet.

My manager said that the boss would be away for the rest of the day in a meeting

I sent another email to my boss asking him to call me when he is available at the advice of my manager.

I already have my resignation letter typed up and dated with the one month notice required in my contract

My concern is the extra day that I would have to add since I will have to do the meeting tomorrow

The boss hired me and the manager is for day to day stuff – zoplonix May 29 '14 at 18:48 — zoplonix, May 29 '14 at 18:48
Is editing the letter and printing a new one a problem? – Blrfl May 29 '14 at 18:56 — Blrfl, May 29 '14 at 18:56

kludgeypi · Accepted Answer · 2014-05-29T19:08:17.160

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I would verbally inform your manager of what you are doing first. Then I'd email the resignation letter to the boss and to the manager at the end of the day today. You can discuss it with him in person at a later date when he is available. I don't think there is anything wrong with emailing your resignation, especially if it is to someone you don't see on a regular basis.

If you're leaving it is what it is. You have to do it. A month is a very large amount of notice to give(Edit: at least from my experience in the USA, sounds like other countries have different standards for amount of notice). If you're actually hoping for a counter offer to get you to stay, then I'd probably wait until tomorrow and discuss in person.

edited May 29 '14 at 19:08

answered May 29 '14 at 18:55

kludgeypi

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+1 but minor comment: Notice periods probably vary depending on location and job type. A month is standard in all the jobs I've had in the UK (mostly IT sector) and mandatory notice period may increase with length of service or seniority. – StackExchange What The Heck May 29 '14 at 19:02
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They go up to 3-6 months in some places. A month notice period is not terribly burdensome. – IDrinkandIKnowThings May 29 '14 at 19:07
We have a 15 working days period in the company (Spain) but a financial bonus when you notify the management 1 month beforehand. – daraos May 30 '14 at 08:05
I'd agree with the above - the USA tends to use 2 weeks, but in the UK it's often stipulated as a longer period for professional jobs (ie salaried positions and graduate/professional roles). Many top out at 3 or even 6 months periods, and 1 is certainly considered normal rather than excessive. – Jon Story Dec 06 '14 at 00:05

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