WEBVTT - How to quit without burning bridges

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio.

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<v Speaker 1>Good Morning, This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.

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<v Speaker 1>This week we're talking about work and broadways of thinking

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<v Speaker 1>about it. Today's tip is how to leave a job

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<v Speaker 1>in a way that leaves you best positioned for the future.

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<v Speaker 1>A few people work at the same place for their

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<v Speaker 1>entire careers, anymore, there comes a time when most of

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<v Speaker 1>us will need to move on for some reason or another,

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<v Speaker 1>for a different job, to pursue a degree, or start

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<v Speaker 1>a business for family reasons. As we've talked about in

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<v Speaker 1>the past with this podcast, we seldom focus as much

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<v Speaker 1>on how things will end as how they begin, but

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<v Speaker 1>endings done well can create lasting positive impressions. I can

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<v Speaker 1>open up possibilities to first, and I hope obvious. Unless

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<v Speaker 1>you're in physical danger and experiencing a real trauma. Work,

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<v Speaker 1>don't quit suddenly. Some workplaces may ask you to leave

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<v Speaker 1>quickly once you've quit, but most managers appreciate a few

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<v Speaker 1>weeks of support in winding things down and transferring your responsibilities.

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<v Speaker 1>Being as helpful and cheerful as possible during this time

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<v Speaker 1>means that people remember you well. Another one hopes obvious

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<v Speaker 1>move don't send a passive, aggressive, or antagonizing goodbye note.

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<v Speaker 1>Over the years, I've become a student of goodbye emails,

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<v Speaker 1>the genre of literature people send out to their colleagues

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<v Speaker 1>on their last days with their new contact information. These

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<v Speaker 1>notes have a very limited purpose to inform anyone you

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<v Speaker 1>work with tangentially that you're going to share your next

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<v Speaker 1>steps if you'd like, and to tell people how to

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<v Speaker 1>reach you. Acceptable variations include thanking people you've worked with,

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<v Speaker 1>or maybe sharing one positive anecdote about your time at

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<v Speaker 1>the company that you'll always remember fondly. Do not use

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<v Speaker 1>these notes to get a grievance off your chest. Do

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<v Speaker 1>not use these notes to complain in any way about

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<v Speaker 1>the situation. Do not inform your former colleagues that you,

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<v Speaker 1>unlike them, finally have your priority straight, or that you

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<v Speaker 1>are making a move you should have made a long

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<v Speaker 1>time ago, or anything along those lines. Here's why many

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<v Speaker 1>companies are like revolving doors these days. Perhaps at some

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<v Speaker 1>point in your new role you'd like to recruit former

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<v Speaker 1>colleagues to come work with you. They'll be more excited

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<v Speaker 1>about the possibility if you didn't insult them on the

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<v Speaker 1>way out the door. Or maybe the leader of your

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<v Speaker 1>old organization will retire and someone new and wonderful will

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<v Speaker 1>come in. Don't completely right off the idea that you

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<v Speaker 1>might like to work there again. You don't want to

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<v Speaker 1>be remembered as the can you believe this email guy?

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<v Speaker 1>It's also possible that your former colleagues will start companies

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<v Speaker 1>or be hired into amazing roles elsewhere. It's wonderful to

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<v Speaker 1>have people all over your industry with fond memories of you.

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<v Speaker 1>You can make this happen by leaving in a professional

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<v Speaker 1>and positive way. You can also cement these feelings by

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<v Speaker 1>continuing to reach out to people, just as someone who's

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<v Speaker 1>interested in their lives. Why not send holiday cards, presents

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<v Speaker 1>for new babies, and congratulatory notes when you read about

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<v Speaker 1>something cool that they've done. Ending well means these relationships survive,

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<v Speaker 1>and since life is more than work, that's a good thing.

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<v Speaker 1>In the meantime, this is Laura. Thanks for listening, and

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<v Speaker 1>here's to making the most of our time. Hey, everybody,

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