Looking to Leave your Workplace Gracefully? Here's How

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Looking to Leave your Workplace Gracefully? Here's How There are as many reasons to leave a job as there are jobs to leave. You might not like the working environment, the management puts too much pressure on you, the co-workers are hard to handle or you simply decided to move to another hospital. Ok, you have your reasons and you’ve made a decision to quit your job. But, is there a way of doing it gracefully? A bad exit can have long-term consequences and should always be avoided if possible. If you’ve found yourself in a situation like this, you can probably agree that it is a very inconvenient and complex situation. However, if you are about to leave your job and don’t know how to do that gracefully, here are a couple of tips that you could follow. 1. Be True to Yourself After you’ve decided to leave the job after so many years, it is important to be clear with yourself about the reasons why you’re leaving. Are you bored with your job? Have you attained the highest level of success available at that position? Is there a better offer on the table? Whatever the reason might be, that’s completely fine. No one knows your reasons better than you. As you can imagine, a lot of people will ask you that inevitable question again and again. Why are you leaving the job? So, it’s always a good idea to have a brief and concise answer prepared in order to avoid long and exhausting explanations with your soon-to-be ex colleagues. Related: What to Expect as an Emergency Nurse 2. Provide Appropriate Notice Probably the worst thing you can do when you decide to quit the job is to leave it too quickly! If you don’t want your boss to be furious with you and remember you by your last action, you should definitely give him or her some time to find a replacement for your position and tie any loose ends. Two weeks of notice is the norm, and if your position is difficult to fill, make sure to notify your boss well in advance that you are leaving the position. If you don’t want your name to come up negatively at the next board meeting, be reasonable and follow this two-week’s notice rule!


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