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What do I say when I resign?

I work in an over staffed office. There is literally nothing for me to do-I have to come up with ways to make myself look busy. Maybe it's a dream job for some, but I decided I'd better look for another position before I get the axe!

My question is, should I tell my employer that this is the reason I'm leaving? I was thinking I would just say I need more flexibility in my working hours, since I am going back to college (which is 100% true); I'm afraid if I say I'm underutilized it will make my last 2 weeks really uncomfortable for everyone. Basically, I'd be telling my supervisor she's a lousy office manager, right?

Any advice?

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    Just tell your supervisor that you will be going back to school full time and that the position you have wouldn't fit into your class schedule. Tell him/her when will you start school and that you will need a position that will work around your class schedule and that position you have currently isn't it.

  • 1 decade ago

    Tell her. Maybe next time she´ll do a better job as manager. I also had a lousy job, where I didn´t do anything. At first I thought it was great. But as time passes, your mind begins to get numb. I actually watched entire TV series in my old job. Fortunately, it only lasted 7 months because a got a better one, where I actually work! If you do nothing, you become a less interesting person, and you get dumb. Been there, done that.

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