🎊 Congratulations on your new offer! The hardest part is over and I hope you are thrilled about your new endeavor. There are a few considerations as we wrap up the process. You still have to deliver the news to your current manager and team. Saying goodbye is never easy! But we hope these tips will help you to have a smooth exit and transition.
It depends on your comfort level. If you have a great relationship with your manager and team, it's a courteous thing to let them know that you have an opportunity that you cannot pass up.
However, that's not always the case for everyone. For some of us, the reasons may stem from bad management, office politics, no career growth, and many other reasons. Consider strongly whether or not these issues would burn a bridge to bring up.
Schedule a 1:1 call with your manager if you don't have one already. We strongly advise that you're in an environment where you can be face-to-face, either in-person or video conferencing. This isn't something we suggest to announce via email, unless you're in unusual circumstances, and there's no other way to reach your manager. Even if they can't be reached, schedule a call with your Skip Manager to deliver the news instead. Also let them know you will be following up with a resignation email, to ensure it's in writing.
It can be nerve wracking, so we recommend writing up what you want to say. Here are some templates to get ideas going.
After your 1:1 call or meeting with the manager, be sure to follow up with a resignation email. Be sure to CC your HR Business Partner to this email as well so that there's a record.