When changes in the company you work for become intolerable and you require quitting, it is best to let your boss know with a gracious resignation letter. After all, a referral letter or suggestions from your boss can go a long way to getting that next job, so you do not need to burn any bridges. In your resignation letter, focus not on how the company atmosphere became bad for you but rather on the positive aspects of how you need to change companies will be good for your career.

What to Say in a Resignation Letter

When you formally resign with a written letter, there is certain information you should always involve:

• The current date
• The fact that you are officially resigning from your job position

• The date of your anticipated last day of work
• Your signature (whether hand-signed or an electronic signature)

Because you need to leave on good terms, you should give enough notice of your departure. Also, consider adding few of the following information:

• Express appreciation for the chance of having worked there
• Offer to leave instructions, notes, and passwords for your replacement
• Offer to assist out with finding and training your replacement

You also might need to include a reason for why you’re leaving. Here is where it is vital to stay positive and spin any negative results of the company’s changes into opportunities to move on for your career or personal satisfaction:

• Need to take on more responsibility and grow in a career
• Need to have less responsibility
• Want a career change
• Desire a shorter commute to work
• Seek to improve work/life balance

 What Not to Say

Specifically if you are angling for that suggestion from your boss, do not trash the company. Do not speak negatively about your colleagues, and do not complain that the reorganization or other changes are not going to work.

Do not harp about the unbearable environment. After all, your boss still has to work there. And I do not need to tell you not to say these things on social media, either. Word gets around. Future interviewers look you up online. No one needs to hire a vindictive whiner.