Overworked employee puts in 3 month notice at job of 4 years, manager tries to guilt her into staying in the job: 'It is not about finances, just about morals'

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• Assuming a person gets the privilege of deciding for themselves when they want to leave a job, they are going to want the process to happen as smoothly as possible. Giving notice can be stressful, and there are often many different things that need to be put in place before somebody has the freedom to leave (or at least, that is what management likes to tell us). A little tact can go a long way.

  It is unfortunate that some bosses are not good at coping with the loss of an employee. Hiring may be a pain, but it is an inevitable part of working in a functioning company. No matter what we might like to think of our skillsets, we are all, to a degree, replaceable.

• My boss doesn't want me to leave work?

  

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• When an employee who had spent four years with a company decided that it was time to leave, her boss had other ideas. She was ready to give the 3 months' notice that her contract required, and texted her manager about it beforehand.

  She insisted on meeting with her before she made the move, and spent a significant amount of time trying to convince her to stay. The employee felt that continuing with the role would not be in her best interests, but was afraid of facing more serious consequences if she went ahead with her decision to quit the job.

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