Your Resignation/Layoff Checklist
I’m switching jobs over the course of the next week. Been with the current gig for about four years and the stench of idiocy was getting terribly strong, so… Splitsville.
A STATE OF THE JOB MARKET ASIDE: I realize it’s a tough economy right now, but I really had no problem finding a new job in the Silicon Valley.
During the course of one month, I got enough traction for a variety of different gigs to say that, for technical management, there is no reason you shouldn’t be able to find a job if you keep the scope of what you want to do broad enough. I’M REALLY SORRY IF YOU’VE BEEN UNEMPLOYED A LONG TIME AND WANT TO YELL AT SOMEONE.
DON’T PROMISE WHAT YOU CAN’T DO: If you’re resigning, you’ll be tempted to over commit on deliverables before you leave. This is guilt talking. You feel bad for resigning and are trying to make up for the fact that you might people leaving in the lurch. Remember that no matter how hard you try, you will become useless in your final days.
PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE: I totally blew this in past resignations. YES I’LL REWRITE THE IMPORT/EXPORT ENGINE IN TWO WEEKS NO PROBLEM ANYTHING ELSE? I purposely skimped on the deliverables and also completed whatever I committed to with a week to spare because, face it, my engagement level in that last week was minimal.
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