how to write an effective resignation letter. masaya to promise! :) Tuesday, May 29, 2007
Friendlies! :)
I know a lot of you are not yet updated as to why I left my previous company... Well, you know naman na kahit nung probationary palang status ko sa work noon I've been considering other opportunities na. :) I'm doing okay naman sa new work ko but I'm still waiting for an epiphany... My life purpose... My mission... Hehehe. In the meantime, magiging corporate slave muna ako. :) Meal ticket din to noh... You know how much I love eating... Hehehe...
Anyway, kung may balak kayo magresign or whatever, please find below my most recent resignation letter... I'm not saying gamitin nyo tong guide sa sarili nyong resignation letter... Pero kung pareho tayo ng feelings and predicament, then by all means go cut and paste edit a bit and then submit! :) Hehehe.
Hope this acid letter makes your day! :)
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March 6, 2007
Ms. Slavedriver Oh So Driven Marketing Manager Feeling High and Mighty Publishing Company
Dear Ms. Slavedriver:
I am hereby tendering my resignation effective April 15, 2007 to pursue other opportunities.
Feeling High and Mighty Publishing Company has been a part of my life for more than a year. I am thankful for all the experiences and for the relationships I have built with the people here. These I will take with me in my future endeavors. However, please permit me to say some of the reasons why I am now considering other avenues for growth.
For one, we do not see eye to eye. I am not taking anything away from you. I respect you as a manager. However, I was and still am surprised that we let our personal differences get in the way of our working relationship. I have worked with several companies already and have witnessed worse manager-subordinate relationships experienced by my colleagues, yet it did not get in the way of their work because personal maturity prevailed. In addition to that, some employees seem to enjoy preferential treatment. As an example, one of my colleagues last year was allowed to go on OBs despite the fact that the whole Marketing group was aware that he was only undergoing application with other companies, while the rest of the group had difficulties to seek approval for OBs.
In addition to this, I cannot work with a manager who would blatantly ask me to cover up for her. Case in point, the meeting with Mr. TV Host dated May 26, 2006. We were supposed to go to the Religious Crusade's Office to discuss a possible partnership with Feeling High and Mighty Publishing Company and Religious Crusade. 1:18pm on that day, you sent me an SMS and I quote:
"Princess of Disguise, pwd b ikaw nlang pumunta sa ofc ni TV Host? Paayos ko ‘tong f0ne ko kc papatay-patay e. Pwd b wag mo nlang ipaalam kay Ms. Promising Executive Director? Tnx"
I knew what you were asking me to do was wrong but since you are a manager, I replied okay. After which, you sent another SMS and I again quote:
"Tnx, Princess! Txt me later of devts. Tnx!"
Fortunately, I managed to save these messages in my cell phone. If you wish to verify what I just wrote, I would gladly show you these messages.
When I joined the company, I was hoping that I would be working with an inspiring and highly motivated manager, one whom I could learn a lot from. However, I was rather disappointed with what you have shown me. Monday, November 27, 2006, when you served me the memo, you told me that this came as a surprise to you and you were not aware that the HR Department would take such action. In fact, you added you were taken aback with such move because the violation cited by the HR happened two months before the memo was served. Moreover, you said that I have been complying promptly with work requirements during that time, hence the astonishment on your part. After the discussion, I was under the impression that we were both surprised with the issuance of the memo. But I was even more surprised when I had the chance to talk to Ms. I'm-So-Focused-With-Work-I-Do-Not-Have-Time-To-Eat HR Person that this was not initiated by the HR Department since it is not their practice to conduct investigations without proper endorsement from the direct superior of the person concerned. I then felt the insincerity of the relationship and considered these things irreparable. I would rather explore other opportunities outside this company than to hope for things to get better between us or wait for things to get worse.
With all honesty, I was hoping that even if we did not see eye to eye, we could improve on our relationship. Sadly, things did not turn out that way.
I would like to thank you for showing me the many facets of the corporate environment. This was quite a learning experience.
Sincerely, If you love me, thank you. If you hate me, fcuk you, JAPAN, ITALY, TCCIC, By the glamorous oohh the flossy flossy, Love lots,
(Signed with the most royal of dem signatures, y'all!) Princess of Disguise
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The memo I was talking about there is about something really stupid. Exboss wanted the HRD to investigate my OBs for a certain period of time... Eh hello! Yung period kaya na yun sportsfest period... At kinarir ko talaga yung sportsfest noh! Member ako ng champion cheerdance team (Woohoo! handa nang sumugod, handa nang lumaban, handa nang patumbahin kayong lahat... hehehe. ang luuphet ng routine natin! olats ibang companies!). Tapos may two events pa ako sa track and field na nadapa pa ako at na-injure/nasira knees ko for a month. Of course for those events, may training, practices, etc. And considered OBs yung mga practice na yun. Fully authorized lahat. Ewan ko ba kung hindi ba sya tanga at pinapaimbestigahan nya ako for company sanctioned activies. Eh sya nga member ng chess team, aware sya dapat. Nakakainis talaga! Pinepersonal nya ako sa excompany ko for the longest time...
Words in italics are disguises to protect the innocent/guilty. Other than that, this really is/was my resignation letter. Maniwala kayo. Cross my heart. Acid acidness di ba? :) Sobrang in your face. :)
I made a few of my friends-slash-officemates read my resignation letter way before I tendered it. Sa iba, pinabasa ko moments after my ex-boss received my resignation. Some were shocked. Some praised me. Some envied me for having the guts. Pero yung natuwa talaga ako na compliment from the then newly resigned corpcomm manager... Sabi nya, I admire you so much for writing that letter. Thank you for doing what we couldn't. Thank you for doing it for all of us... :)
As of the moment, the exboss is doing some major hassle-ing in my life. May pahabol pa na pangaasar. Hence the need for the lawyer (thanks, zahflo for commenting na marami kang kilalang lawyers. kaya lang probono kailangan ko eh. I doubt kung may papayag sa mga bigtime lawyers na kilala mo na probono. hehehe. Thanks din to chuyie for convincing atty david to help me out... :) huuugs sa inyo, friendlies!).
For the record, I left the company on my own volition. Hindi ito forced resignation or anything. Never in my life (sana masustain ko to despite my rebeliousness. hehehe) ako forced to resign. Nung height ng kaguluhan na to, I admit sobrang affected ako. Kasi first time ko talaga makaencounter ng ganung klaseng boss. I mean, I'm not saying I'm an angel and the perfect employee.
No.
I admit I have my shortcomings. Her being a manager, she could have been more mature in her approach. She should have treated my stubbornness as a wake up call. All employees want to grow. We all want to be mentored. We all want to learn from the best. Instead, she acted like a power-tripping boss. Ang power talaga oh... Nakakalasing at nakaka-high. I pity her. That could have been her moment to step up. She was merely a boss. She wasn't a leader.
I belong to the next generation corporate leaders (well, if I choose to be. I could, really, with my credentials daw oh!... :p But then again, I believe I said something about an epiphany, calling, mission, and all that stuff so let's just wait and see). Right now, I'm just a coprorate warrior. And what will become of a warrior if s/he learns the wrong things/nothing/to follow the bad examples from such boss? What will happen to the corporate world? Hell... Let us not just confine this discourse to the corporate world... Let's make life in general our playing field... Having such an example from such a boss/person, what will happen next? Will the warriors of today be addicted/drunk/high with power too someday?
I shudder the thought.
I would dare to be different...
Right now, I'm replaying some scenes in my mind from these trying times. Before I was really down. I was so stressed, I was breaking out like crazy my skin was like ewwww so kadiri (hahahaha! sorry nangaasar lang. hindi ako ganito magsalita i swear). But now, I just laugh and smirk. Kinaya ko eh... :) At sabi nga ni Pareng Nietzsche (kahit sobrang gasgas na pero applicable parin eh), what does not kill you makes you stronger...
And stronger I am, indeed. :)
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Dahil feeling livejournal ako:
Mood: Stronger
Music: Glamorous by Fergie (If you ain't got no money take yo broke ass home! hehehe. time for some sellout music muna.:P )
you are my twisted sunshine Wednesday, May 23, 2007
salut! c'est moi! :)
hello friendly friends!
why am i so perky today? i do not know! hehehe. identity crisis na naman ako pero ayos lang. steady like a steddy bear. woohoo! heniwei... ang dami kong extracurricular activities ngayon so kahit boring ang work (boo!), ayos lang. happy pa rin... here's a rundown of my happy happy joy joy activities and whatnot...
may 12, saturday-meeting with mommy kiel, arnie kulet, gael (yes my cute inaanak), zahflo and the 2 mistahs ni lt. toledo. may idea kasi si kiel na mag fund raising for toledo (yung 2006 pma valedictorian na may cancer ngayon) and other sick, wounded and injured soldiers. sabi ni kiel pumayag na si gary v (yes... THE gary valenciano) na magpabenefit concert. astig di ba? so volunteer ako for that activity. sa july 27 or 28 yung tentative date ng concert. if ever, please watch and support! salamat! :)
after ng meeting, go agad ako sa airport kasi fly ako to davao to do my civic and patriotic duty... para bumoto. yeah... :) so sinalubong ako ng mommy and daddy ko sa airport tapos for dinner, pinakain nila ako ng crabs... maraming maraming crabs... tapos 8 treasure soup... tapos kanin na gabundok... burp...
may 13, sunday-mother's day. pumunta kami ng family ko sa pearl farm. waaaaahhhh! ang ganda talaga! chance for me to get a tan. successful naman ako dun. nagenjoy din ako sa all you can eat buffet. patabaingbaboy talaga ako. :)
sunday night, coffee (naks! coffee! hehehe. how mature! hehehe. actually may liquor ban na kasi nito kaya nagkasya nalang kami sa kape) wit mah girls... si ien, jazi and paui. so usapusap... mainly about the elections. si jazi ay volunteer ng inegrated bar of the philippines. si ien ay paralegal ng Genuine Opposition. Si paui ay isang mabuti at ulirang ina. :) ako ay forever namfrel pero hindi makakaserve during this time sa elections (or so i thought. read more). so kape kape... tapos hinatid na kami ni jazi pauwi... :)
may 14, monday-election day! mahalaga ang isa kong boto! :) nagpagupit ng buhok pagkatapos... may bang na ako. :) ang astig! kulot plus bang (bang kasi isa lang... hehehe)
may 15, tuesday- anniv ng parents ko. 32 years na sila kasal. ang galing at sobrang nakakabilib and inspire... :) binigyan namin ng brother ko ang parents namin ng gc sa philosophy spa for ultimate massaging and pampering they deserve kapalit ng mga sakit ng ulo na nabigay namin sa kanila. hehehe. balik manila na naman ako. :)
may16, wednesday-work. nakatanggap ng email na kailangan pa ng namfrel ateneo/qc chapter ng additional volunteers so deezeezeet! pagkakataon bantayan ang isa kong boto (kahit na registered voter naman ako ng davao, bantay pa rin sa qc. hehehe)! kinareer ko yang namfrel na yan for how many days. puyatan. right after work deretcho na sa ateneo para magserve. at ang masaya dun, feeling college ako. hehehe. but wait! there's more! akala ng mga college studes na kasama ko na ako ay isang college freshie/incoming sophie... promise! no joke! i look young pa daw kasi. sila nagsabi sa akin na nagulat sila nung sinabi ko na 2001 pa ako grumaduate sa ateneo at may mba na ako. nung simula maan lang tawag nila sakin. tapos nung nagbonding na kami at nalaman nila na matanda na ako, ate maan na bigla. pero okay lang... :)
dami ko nang kwento. tama na muna to... :) work muna ako ulit.
condolence kay chuyie. her ipod recently passed away. bru, i know your ipod served you well... my sympathies...
nga pala... sino sa inyo may kilalang lawyer? kasi i need help... sige na help please. panindak lang... battle mode kasi ako ngayon. may gusto akong pabagsakin. :)
la la la la la la la la la means... :)
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dahil feeling lj ako:
music: wala nang iba - The Bloomfields mood: bright and shiny! :)
at nasa opisina pa ako.mahigit 12 oras na ako nagtatrabaho at baka bukas ng gabi pa ako makakauwi.
hindi ata makatarungan to.
ano ba tong napasukan ko?
sabi ng isang kasama ko dito normal daw ang magpalipas ng gabi sa opisina pag panahon ng datos/impormasyon sa opisinang rehiyonal ng kumpanya namin. at buwan buwan ginagawa to...
kaibigan, kilala mo ako. ang ugali ko, ang mga gusto ko, pangarap ko, atbp... sa tingin mo, ilang araw/linggo/buwan/taon ako tatagal sa bagong trabaho kong ito? sa tingin mo ito ay isang pagkakamali o masyado lang akong mareklamo? nasa harap mo ang mahiwagang salamin... para sa mga komento, alam nyo na gagawin nyo... :)
nagmamahal, maan (channeling the boy abunda in me. there's a boy abunda in everybody! hehehehe)
========= dahil feeling livejournal ako...
music: wonderful days by pull tab to kan (prince of tennis ost. thanks, hapi_tintin for sending me the song! whole day naka-loop to sa player ko. yung post ko para sayo mamaya na siguro or bukas ha?)
mood: sleepy stressed wala na kasing kape sa pantry namin.
ano na? may na! kumusta naman? hehehe. i'm dirt poor. naka-hold pa kasi clearance at sweldo ko sa previous company ko eh... oh yeah... i'm now connected sa gfk. it's a market research company. product manager ng audio video chuvaness.... mukhang magiging overworked ako dito ah. officemate ko nga pala yung gelplen kong si kler... hehehe. sabi nya wala daw buhay dito. kler is akting div hed ng home appliance div. ang taray ng lola ko! hehehe. normal daw overnights dito and whatnot... ganun ba? hmmm... goodness... gano katagal/bilis kaya ako dito? hehehe... good luck nalang. :) bahala na... di ko alam kung eto yung calling ko pero so far i find it exciting. (friends take note 2nd day ko pa lang ngayon kaya good mood ako. hehehe).
may kinaaadikan pa pala ako ngayon. prince of tennis (paki-click nung prince of tennis para makita nyo yung website) na anime. :) since nung wala akong trabaho, eto lang pinapanood ko. 2 dvds from my friendly neighborhood pirata... 174 episodes lahat... nasa 144th episode palang ako. and i say, wow ang lupit! sulit lahat ng mga gabing di ako natulog para sa prince of tennis... nilaspag ko narin yung dvd player ko dahil dito... balita ko may dalawang movies na prince of tennis... mahanap nga. pag may time kayo, panoorin nyo tong series na to. i swear hindi ako tennis person pero aylavet! :)
before prince of tennis, i watched seasons 1-3 ng the L word... it's about lesbians sa LA. Ewan ko ba ba't ko pinanood tong series na to pero okay naman. enlightening on some points...
haayyy namimiss ko na maging bum. hehehe.
ayan lang masasabi ko... late pala ako sa work kanina.... whoa! hehehe. next week overnights na. yipee! :P
