Once you have decided to resign from your job, there's no point in criticizing your company, your boss, your co-workers, the job or anything else.  Even if you hated your boss, hated the job, and can't wait to get out of there, don't burn your bridges.   You might need a reference in the future and you don't want to give anyone any ammunition to use against you.  Save your parting shots and keep your feelings to yourself.  

Instead, write a formal resignation letter, so it can be placed in your employment file.  Keep your resignation letter simple and short. Don't go into too much detail about why you are quitting and what you are doing next. Your letter shouldn't be negative or nasty - it honestly isn't worth venting.

When you're not sure what to write, review sample resignation letters to get some ideas. You can use them to create your own personalized resignation letter.  On a related note, email isn't really the best way to resign, but if you're working remotely or you don't have the courage to resign in person, here's how to send an email resignation message.

Here's more advice on how to resign gracefully and how to resign on good terms.

And if you're already written a resignation letter that helped you part with your employer on good terms, I'd like to include it in our collection of samples. Here's how to submit your letter.

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How to Resign Gracefully originally appeared on About.com Job Searching on Wednesday, December 9th, 2009 at 07:17:07.

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