The great resignation is only accelerating and this is causing a disruption to the workforce
like we've never seen before in our lifetimes. Now I did do a video on the great resignation
why so many people are quitting their jobs and in this video I'm going to be getting into how you
can quit your job professionally so whether you're going to be going to another position where it
better fits what you want to do in life or let's say you're starting your own business or you're
starting out as a freelancer or a consultant it's very important to quit your job to resign
professionally because you don't want to burn bridges you really don't. Because it's just
it's not necessary and a lot of times if you burn those bridges you're going to end up regretting it
because then you can't use that past experience on your portfolio and if a future potential
client or employer contacts that last job and you didn't quit professionally it's just going to rub
them the wrong way they're not going to want to hire you and it can actually stick around for a
while. So the first thing to do when you are thinking about quitting your job and you want
to do so professionally you need to ask yourself is this the right time should I be quitting my
job right now? Do I have savings in the bank? Do I have something else lined up afterwards
where I can transition into and if you don't you really kind of need to bite the bullet here and
try to get that figured out first because you don't want to be in a position where you quit
your job just out of emotion you didn't like what you were doing and then next thing you know you
have no money coming in you start to go into debt and then you may have to take another job that
you don't like and then you're kind of back in that cycle and I've seen a lot of people actually
go through that cycle where they get burned out at one job then they quit without a plan they go
they live off their savings for a little while then they get another job that they don't like
so try to break that cycle if that sounds like you know something that you may actually fall into
and take a step back and then once you've kind of established that okay this is the right time
to quit I want to do so professionally, I have savings I have a plan of what I want to do next
that's when you want to give as much notice as possible and a lot of times you hear the standard
just give two weeks right and this is kind of the minimum but if you are in a position that
let's say is a pretty good job you want to be able to use your past experience on your resume
and things like that you want to give more than two weeks. You know when I left my nine to five
position I gave a full month notice and when you give that notice you want to do so in a letter of
resignation once you've made your full decision and you want to do so in writing so that's all on
paper and send it via email and when you send that letter of resignation you also want to ask for
a time to meet with the managers so you can talk them through it have a discussion about
why you're leaving be transparent and then that way once again you're coming off as professional
so you're not just giving them a little bit of a two-week notice and saying hey i'm out of here in
two weeks by the way you're giving them a full month but also remember they may actually ask
you to just leave if they're like hey you know what you don't want to work here anymore that's
fine you can leave now you have to be ready for that but at the same time you also want to give
them a month because that really just comes off as the right thing to do and that gives
them a couple weeks to find someone to replace you and then you can actually train them or at least
help them a little bit get ready for that next job because you're going to be leaving so when
it comes to being professional you want to use good communication you want to send that letter
of resignation you want to do it in an email and you want to give at least a month notice more than
two weeks is really just the best bet there for yourself and then from there what you want to do
is during that meeting with the manager be open with them like we were saying because that can
actually lead to something else so whether that is you continuing to still help the company maybe
working remotely from home for a certain amount of hours a week while you transition or you could
go into let's say a part-time remote role instead of working full-time in the office so ask yourself
why do you even want to quit is it because you don't like the work you're doing you
don't like the company you're working for you have another position or is it actually something else
is it that you don't like coming into the office every day now with everything that's going on and
you want to be able to work from home you have to really get down to the root of why you're even
quitting and then once you do that you're going to actually be able to quit in the most professional
manner possible and once you do that i'm telling you that really is going to be the best bet
because your future self is going to thank you you're not going to have just quit out of emotion
and it's going to set you up on the right foot and whenever you need a referral that is going to come
up in so much handy because now you can give them the past job and they're going to be so much more
likely to give you a good review give you a good testimonial because you did it in a professional
way and it was all business remember that when you're doing this try to leave emotion out of it
because in a professional setting it's just business and especially when it's your own career
you have to take control of that you need to do what you think is right for you and that's the
amazing part with this whole great resignation, is that it's not just one sector of workers that
are quitting it is across the board so it is hospitality but it's also you know six-figure
managerial roles and the reason is because people have more choices than ever before so really start
to weigh out your options see what the best choice is for you and where you actually want your career
to go in the long run and more and more people than ever before are actually starting their
own businesses going into business for themselves and that is actually helping the economy because
it's creating new companies new jobs that are going to actually be there in the future
so this is the best time if you are considering a career change if you're ready to quit your job
use these tips quit your job professionally make sure you get that notice in well above two weeks
time make sure you do it in writing so there's nothing that's you know unclear there and then
be as helpful as you can during that transition period if they do want to help you train someone
listen I know that's not what you want to do you you're probably just ready you're over the job you
want to go on to your next endeavor kind of just sucking it up and training that person helping
them understand that their new role that's also just the nice thing to do it's going to make that
person feel much more comfortable right because imagine if it was you coming into a brand new
job and you know you're replacing someone who was quitting if they're helpful it really makes
that transition so much easier for you whereas if they kind of just blew you off and didn't help you
and then you didn't get the proper training at the job. So remember that always act professionally
and if you want to learn more about freelancing entrepreneurship and creating lifestyle freedom
check out all the other videos on my channel. I go over just that, all the in-demand skills,
how to work from home, how to create a freelancing business that you can actually start as a side
hustle and then eventually turn it into your full-time stream of income. My name is Paul