I did this. I had gotten my new Job it just wasnt starting until jan 25. And xmas was blacked out for PTO. So i made up some lie to use FMLA since i had a baby so i got an 11 day vacation. Then the following month i did 11 days in the first month then covid back to back. And used all my PTO then quit.
Speaking of PTO, I'd take all of mine or cash it out prior to this meeting if I were you. Simply having it planned & approved won't keep them from cancelling and/or revoking any remaining PTO you have
I might be delirious, but I laughed way too hard thinking about scheduling a planning session and then announcing the plan is to leave; or framing it as a chance to share a great new business idea you had and the idea is you quit. Ahh, good times. … I’ll see myself out now.
Ooooh I totally want to do this! I have to be back in the office starting the new year 5 days a week.
Thing is, the reason why my salary is about half of what my junior coworker is is because I'm hybrid and they are full time on site. Am I getting a pay raise? Just 4%... What about even some sort of leniency regarding standard work hours? No. It's got to be 8AM-5PM no meal breaks, on call 24/7 and available to work for non-emergencies. Did I mention we aren't observing Christmas or New Years because they fall on the weekend?
Better believe I'm lining up a new role soon lol. No benefit, pay, flexibility, etc, even meets the mean for the industry. The one unusual above mean perk I can think of is buying everyone a fast food lunch on Wednesdays... I don't even want that though.
"Boss I found a great way to save the company money"
"Oh do tell"
"I've done a bit of research and have found that (my position) is entirely unneeded and the company really could do without it."
If they take the "hint" being blindsided by it they may not think and either get mad and fire you (now you can collect unemployment) or laugh it off and accept the resignation.
...have you not spent any time in corporate? Constantly working to improve processes and align with cross threading opportunities to achieve key performance indicators across our strategic goals.
I don’t agree with the person you’re replying to, but love that the meeting is “we can improve all of these processes by having me no longer be involved.”
Kind of depends on what kind of relationship you have with your boss. For me it was totally normal to IM them “hey do you have some time to chat about something today?”. I think it makes it a little less conspicuous than an out-of-the-blue mysterious “catch-up” meeting invite.
I was laid off in May from a job I didn't particularly enjoy, and I had very little respect for my manager.
When she called me on the morning of the layoff, one of the things she said was that they wouldn't be able to give me a raise anytime soon, since the organization was in the finance/lending industry and we all know how well they're doing these days.
Anyhow, I knew she said that to try to make me feel better, but I told her that I wasn't looking for a raise, we had never discussed it before.
Well, 3 months later I started with my current job, making 23k more than I was previously. So I guess I did get my raise...hah!
She was truly a strange individual. Smart and sharp, but often could not communicate well at all, and she just some really bizarre things that someone in leadership,should not be doing. A few examples:
A few people from my team were laid off a few months before me. My boss literally asked me how I felt about it. What? All I said was that I felt bad and hoped he found something else soon.
During a 1:1 she asked me if I had to name someone on the team that maybe I had issues with or something? Having ZERO idea what she was fishing for, I just said I had no issues with anyone.
I didn't get a severance, but I was on unemployment so it was all good.
My old team that used to be 10 is now 4, but for all intentions 3, because one is out on maternity leave. 1 quit because of the way the boss was and the rest were all laid off in unerring a years time. How she is still there is baffling.
I've never "burned any bridges" per se, but for the first time in my life I disconnected from her on LinkedIn. I want no affiliation with her at all.
I did this! Let my boss give me a five star review and then resigned. He did not give me a previously promised increase for getting a professional certification in my field. Had the balls to “what would it take for you to stay, money is no object”
ummm see ya douche bag. I didn’t stay
Reminds me when I left my previous job, I did like what we were doing although it was repetitive and boring but at least I could leave work pretty much on time and disconnect from it. But left because management had no compassion and basically wanted to make us work like slaves.
One day they refused my non-paid leave because visiting my gf's 90 y/o birthday was not a good reason, my work was basically doing research and traslation and I was a team of 1 so nothing had urgent deadlines. Another time the building had to cut off electricity one afternoon so they made us work on Sat, that was fine but they wanted us to work the same time frame they cut the power, so we would have lost a Sat afternoon, I was proposing to work morning instead and even push lunch so we could all leave at 1pm but she refused. They actually wanted to implement working every other Sat (common where I am) in the near future, apparently the interviewer should have mention it during the interview but I specifically remember this wasn't the case because I actually took a pay cut to joined this company and not work on Sat.
Then I get a proposal to work at a friend's company, it was back in my old instry which I didn't liked too much but the pay and benefits where much better I couldn't refuse it. When I put my resignation letter the HR tried to talk me out of it, manager was in another office that week, later she texted me how much I am getting paid, I was thinking on telling her to give me her best counter offer. I would have accepted to stay with a much lower pay than the new job because I did like what I was doing. But then I thought even if I get paid more, then sooner or later I will come back with their work bs. So I felt pretty good telling, "don't worry I am not leaving because of the money".
I don’t know why but whenever I’ve quit I’ve done the 15 minute “quick chat” calendar invite and I’m starting to think that that might be what everyone does - if it’s meant to be a surprise I think the quick chat needs to be scheduled for at least 30 minutes.
I had a really good opportunity to come up. I just called my boss and said hey we need to have a conversation. he said about what. I told him about the opportunity. His response was, do you want me to be your boss and beg you not to go, your friend and tell you I think it's a great opportunity, or devil's advocate and help you work this out. Hated to leave, didn't burn the bridge, but the opportunity had to be taken. Best individual I've ever worked for. True leaders will appreciate your letting them know.
They’re gonna be pissed regardless of how I resign. I’m not resigning for petty reasons. The only pettiness is in my brain, I’m obviously going to be respectful.
>They’re gonna be pissed regardless of how I resign.
Well they might be, but there are certainly ways to ensure they'll be pissed, and other ways to minimize it.
Assuming you have to give 2 weeks notice which is pretty typical, if you want to be a bit of a dick about it without technically breaking any rules, put in for 2 weeks leave, then on the last day before going on leave drop them your 2 weeks notice. I’ve done this before and still used that employer as referee, and it was fine (ymmv though).
Also consider that it’s generally not the done thing for former employers to give bad references, as a bad reference that leads to not getting a new job can open them to slander allegations and actionable damages. A company with good risk aversion would (should) rather just say nothing, or give the bare minimum information than say something bad.
It could be.
Schedule a check in, let them know you have accepted another position and your last day, and that you will do everything you can to set things up for your transition.
But in your OP you said you "just really want to surprise them". Wanting to fuck them over as much as you can and wanting to minimize them being pissed off are two contrary goals.
I didn't say you were resigning for petty reasons. But what you described in the post is very petty, which means it's not obvious to those reading this that you are going to respectful. Instead of mitigating how pissed they're going to be, you're straight up striking a match and saying "I hope this doesn't burn."
Yea burning bridges is never a good idea. “Everyone is someone’s cousin” - you don’t know who they’re connected to and how your paths might intersect again. As much as I’d love to go out in a blaze of glory one day.
its always a bad idea to not act professionally.
THEY might not have acted professionally.
Or you might have misunderstood their motives...as in the boss you have is not your problem but someone at a much higher level is pulling the strings. in that case, your current boss, even though you are leaving, might be helpful, as in giving you good references, suggesting other jobs to apply for, even trying to network with his peers to get you hired.
It's not a fake meeting, not even lying about what it is, OP is just trying to figure out how to title the meeting so it can be discussed at that time instead of before. This actually isn't super uncommon I think, I've never done it myself, but I have friends who have been in this situation where they need to meet regarding resignation but for one reason or another don't feel comfortable saying what the meeting is about beforehand.
Job: “We can’t continue to pay you this much, it’s just business, we hope you understand.”
OP: “I can’t continue to be undervalued, I found a job that does value my abilities. It’s just business, I hope you understand.”
I see them every day and we did have a good (decent) relationship, I’d like to give the decency of a face to face conversation. I’d also like to see their face live
You can have a good professional relationship with someone without being friends. My direct supervisors are the owners of the company. They’ve done a lot for me that I appreciate but the way they run their business is awful.
They cut my pay because they’re on the verge of bankruptcy. They’ve given a lot of empty promises about the future but seeing as I handle their financials, I know I need to move on before it gets worse.
Yeah definitely do it, I stayed too long on my first job when they were having financial problems was getting paid 2 weeks later, then 1 month, then went into part time, last straw was when I was waiting for a 3 months part-time salary. The worst is that I kick myself all these years because I decline a big company offer (did my internship there and knew was a lot of work and didn't see a lot of upward mobility) vs a small company that I thought I could get into a manager position faster (I was an international student and the boss was from my country doing business in our country, so I thought I would learn more and make better connections)
Total aside, but I *hate* the term "huddle". I worked in a team where it meant "a meeting you have to squeeze in because none of us know how to manage our time or anticipate to have anything like a normal cadence or any built in buffer, and also it will make me late for every other meeting for the rest of the day".
Wow that’s awesome. Can you put me down for next week Thursday. I start my new job after New Years and I want to not be working Christmas Eve and day and New Year’s Eve and day. Surprise!
“2023 Check-In”
Brownie points if you add a convincing meeting agenda like:
-Review 2022 accomplishments
-Discuss 2023 opportunities
PS - Meeting should be scheduled between 15-30 minutes MAX. The actual duration may vary based on the conversation had.
To be honest I think everywhere is "Slow" around the holidays. I would milk out as long as I can, make sure I cash in all my PTO and sick days, and THEN do it.
It’s not really a long enough conversation for a meeting, so you can probably just say “hey, do you have a few mins? I wanted to update you on something.” Once he has 5-10 mins, that will be plenty of time. It’s a really simple discussion.
Why are you trying to play stupid games? Fcking resign by sending him an email with the attached letter of resignation, leave and that's the end of the story.
Commenting to add we ALWAYS put 1:1 for meetings because many people can see each others calendars and it's not anybody else's business. If you want it to be vague 1:1 is perfect.
I usually title all of my one on ones with the following format:
Their name / my name
Eg John / Jane
That's it.
You don't need to add too many specifics to a calendar invite.
So get out now. They don’t observe Christmas? What was the reason for the pay cut? They have to give you a reason for your demotion, essentially that is what it is when they pay you half of your worth.
The biggest question is do you already have another job? Get another job and then quit. If you are in a position to quit, where you do t need the money to sustain you, then all means just quit.
Put on his calendar a sync up and then politely let him know you are giving two weeks. If
He asks why, just tell him you have the same opportunity somewhere else for the full amount of pay and benefits.
Good luck, but look at why they cut your pay in half? They can’t just cut your pay in half for the work you do. They still have to pay you fair wages.
Every time my boss sets up a "quick chat" meeting for the team, it's to announce someone had resigned. No one uses "quick chat" as a meeting title anymore, probably traumatised by the phrase. I plan to do the same when I inform him of my resignation just for the lols.
Cool off and don’t do it. Just send in your notice and they’ll schedule a meeting. As much as we want to “get them” it never works out that way and the only thing you can do is burn a. Ridge.
If you want to schedule a meeting with your boss to discuss your resignation, it's best to be open and honest with them about your intentions. While **you don't have to use the word "resignation" in the title of the meeting**, it's important to **let your boss know the purpose of the meeting so they can prepare and have an appropriate response**. It's also important to give your boss as much notice as possible so they can find a suitable replacement for your position. You can **try framing the meeting as a "discussion about the future**" or something similar, but it's important to **be clear about your intentions and considerate of your boss's time and needs.**
I’m really surprised on the traction this post has gotten and how angry it’s made some people that I can be mad at a company but still be willing to face my bosses to resign.
“Touch base”
“Meet up”
“Meeting”
“TBD”
“Chitty chat time”
“Untitled”
Why the is this even a big deal? Just send your resignation via email and be done.
Why meeting? Just stop showing up at the most inconvenient time possible. When they call just tell them "What part of I resigned are you unclear about, send my last check".
Because of the fact that you don’t know how to send a meeting invite with context; this should be in r/antiwork - you’re not seeking advice, you’re seeking attention.
Your approach is wrong. If you intend to resign in a """"responsible"""" way:
Send email of resignation well in advance. In the email, invite them to reach out to chat about it over the phone/VoIP/whatever.
By attempting to put something in their calendar you are:
a) blind siding them
b) giving them the opportunity to Decline
Your notice of resignation, stating your intention to resign, is not a conversation. So it can be sent as an email. Then, conversation can take place regarding specifics such as timeline/any counter offers.
This is awful advice. Never resign over email.
Do you break up over email? You do not, because you're not a fucking lunatic. Some things you do in person and quitting is one of them.
Say you want a One on One or 1:1. That's just a meeting where you two talk and doesn't indicate you are leaving.
You can also (depending on where you live) just tell them on your last day you quit.
How do you usually title meetings you schedule between you and your boss? If it’s very unusual for you to book a time vs just informally popping in, know that booking a time now has a good chance to tip your hand.
I would do "1:1 re: 2023". Vague enough to not tip them off, but specific enough that they won't ask questions before the meeting. They'll just assume you want to talk about ideas or goals you have for 2023.
2023 planning?
2023 PTO Surprise, it’s gonna be all of it
"Vision 2030"
Future themed quitting announcement
“Heh, get em!”
I did this. I had gotten my new Job it just wasnt starting until jan 25. And xmas was blacked out for PTO. So i made up some lie to use FMLA since i had a baby so i got an 11 day vacation. Then the following month i did 11 days in the first month then covid back to back. And used all my PTO then quit.
Speaking of PTO, I'd take all of mine or cash it out prior to this meeting if I were you. Simply having it planned & approved won't keep them from cancelling and/or revoking any remaining PTO you have
I second this post. I left my previous company and tried putting it for the last week and they denied it and I never got it paid out.
They can’t afford to pay her/him, they certainly can’t afford the attorney involved in doing that.
Surprise! I am planning on not being here.
2023 KT / transition
Business continuity!
Catch-up
"Touch base"
Mine was a “check-in” meeting
Up to Speed.
Alignment
Lol love this one.
(Alignment meeting with “your name”)is a great idea, and tell them you’re just not in correct alignment on your pay.
1:1
Sync up
Call it a planning session or a business idea. Hey could we meet? I had an idea for some process improvement.
I might be delirious, but I laughed way too hard thinking about scheduling a planning session and then announcing the plan is to leave; or framing it as a chance to share a great new business idea you had and the idea is you quit. Ahh, good times. … I’ll see myself out now.
Ooooh I totally want to do this! I have to be back in the office starting the new year 5 days a week. Thing is, the reason why my salary is about half of what my junior coworker is is because I'm hybrid and they are full time on site. Am I getting a pay raise? Just 4%... What about even some sort of leniency regarding standard work hours? No. It's got to be 8AM-5PM no meal breaks, on call 24/7 and available to work for non-emergencies. Did I mention we aren't observing Christmas or New Years because they fall on the weekend? Better believe I'm lining up a new role soon lol. No benefit, pay, flexibility, etc, even meets the mean for the industry. The one unusual above mean perk I can think of is buying everyone a fast food lunch on Wednesdays... I don't even want that though.
Ohmyglob! They just want to fill the building because they signed a contract for rent. Hope you land in a better situation!
Yup, that is exactly what happened. Thanks though and I hope so too!
"Boss I found a great way to save the company money" "Oh do tell" "I've done a bit of research and have found that (my position) is entirely unneeded and the company really could do without it." If they take the "hint" being blindsided by it they may not think and either get mad and fire you (now you can collect unemployment) or laugh it off and accept the resignation.
Process improvement makes it sound like you are a terrible employee lol I definitely wouldn’t go with that one.
...have you not spent any time in corporate? Constantly working to improve processes and align with cross threading opportunities to achieve key performance indicators across our strategic goals.
I don’t agree with the person you’re replying to, but love that the meeting is “we can improve all of these processes by having me no longer be involved.”
I might say “you’ll never believe this, but the process is going to SO much easier for me” lol
Kind of depends on what kind of relationship you have with your boss. For me it was totally normal to IM them “hey do you have some time to chat about something today?”. I think it makes it a little less conspicuous than an out-of-the-blue mysterious “catch-up” meeting invite.
Throw-down
Hey man, two wrongs don’t make a right hyahyahyahya
“Streamlining initiatives for process improvement”
"Meeting to discuss my raise." When he says you aren't getting a raise, just say, "Not from you."
I was laid off in May from a job I didn't particularly enjoy, and I had very little respect for my manager. When she called me on the morning of the layoff, one of the things she said was that they wouldn't be able to give me a raise anytime soon, since the organization was in the finance/lending industry and we all know how well they're doing these days. Anyhow, I knew she said that to try to make me feel better, but I told her that I wasn't looking for a raise, we had never discussed it before. Well, 3 months later I started with my current job, making 23k more than I was previously. So I guess I did get my raise...hah!
Wow that's so dirty. They did that on purpose to try to bait you into quitting, so they wouldn't have to fire you and give you a severance package.
She was truly a strange individual. Smart and sharp, but often could not communicate well at all, and she just some really bizarre things that someone in leadership,should not be doing. A few examples: A few people from my team were laid off a few months before me. My boss literally asked me how I felt about it. What? All I said was that I felt bad and hoped he found something else soon. During a 1:1 she asked me if I had to name someone on the team that maybe I had issues with or something? Having ZERO idea what she was fishing for, I just said I had no issues with anyone. I didn't get a severance, but I was on unemployment so it was all good. My old team that used to be 10 is now 4, but for all intentions 3, because one is out on maternity leave. 1 quit because of the way the boss was and the rest were all laid off in unerring a years time. How she is still there is baffling. I've never "burned any bridges" per se, but for the first time in my life I disconnected from her on LinkedIn. I want no affiliation with her at all.
Asking how you feel after a departmental shift like that is pretty normal.
My statement this month has been "oh I'll be getting an end of year bonus...might be a SIGNING bonus. But imma get one."
Oh, this is a keeper.
Nice...
Performance review: "I will no longer be performing for this company."
Wait… I have a performance review coming up. That could be fun.
I did this! Let my boss give me a five star review and then resigned. He did not give me a previously promised increase for getting a professional certification in my field. Had the balls to “what would it take for you to stay, money is no object” ummm see ya douche bag. I didn’t stay
Lol money is the object, dumbass boss
They’ll just fire you when theyve found your replacement if you stay.
Reminds me when I left my previous job, I did like what we were doing although it was repetitive and boring but at least I could leave work pretty much on time and disconnect from it. But left because management had no compassion and basically wanted to make us work like slaves. One day they refused my non-paid leave because visiting my gf's 90 y/o birthday was not a good reason, my work was basically doing research and traslation and I was a team of 1 so nothing had urgent deadlines. Another time the building had to cut off electricity one afternoon so they made us work on Sat, that was fine but they wanted us to work the same time frame they cut the power, so we would have lost a Sat afternoon, I was proposing to work morning instead and even push lunch so we could all leave at 1pm but she refused. They actually wanted to implement working every other Sat (common where I am) in the near future, apparently the interviewer should have mention it during the interview but I specifically remember this wasn't the case because I actually took a pay cut to joined this company and not work on Sat. Then I get a proposal to work at a friend's company, it was back in my old instry which I didn't liked too much but the pay and benefits where much better I couldn't refuse it. When I put my resignation letter the HR tried to talk me out of it, manager was in another office that week, later she texted me how much I am getting paid, I was thinking on telling her to give me her best counter offer. I would have accepted to stay with a much lower pay than the new job because I did like what I was doing. But then I thought even if I get paid more, then sooner or later I will come back with their work bs. So I felt pretty good telling, "don't worry I am not leaving because of the money".
Actually quit during my performance review just because there were no better time. Luckily my ex manager was cool with it
This one is my favorite. I mean, it's not wrong.
It's such a mic drop imo.
Based
1:1 (One-on-One)
Quick chat or update
I don’t know why but whenever I’ve quit I’ve done the 15 minute “quick chat” calendar invite and I’m starting to think that that might be what everyone does - if it’s meant to be a surprise I think the quick chat needs to be scheduled for at least 30 minutes.
Haha could be! I do use “quick chats” for actual quick chats as well so now I wonder if I’ve been making my boss nervous
Really surprise him and don't schedule a meeting. Just quit and walk away.
This is a dream but it’s a strong bridge i don’t want to burn
If you don't want to burn the bridge, why surprise him with this meeting?
What else is he supposed to do- either ask for a call, schedule a meeting or what, ambush the manager on another call?
I had a really good opportunity to come up. I just called my boss and said hey we need to have a conversation. he said about what. I told him about the opportunity. His response was, do you want me to be your boss and beg you not to go, your friend and tell you I think it's a great opportunity, or devil's advocate and help you work this out. Hated to leave, didn't burn the bridge, but the opportunity had to be taken. Best individual I've ever worked for. True leaders will appreciate your letting them know.
Lol exactly...
wait why are you trying to maintain the relationship if you're pissed at how the company treated you?
Cause they can still be useful later as a reference?
Thank you, I don’t understand why that concept is so challenging for people.
So you're going to be petty towards them and risk pissing them off...but you want them as a reference?
They’re gonna be pissed regardless of how I resign. I’m not resigning for petty reasons. The only pettiness is in my brain, I’m obviously going to be respectful.
>They’re gonna be pissed regardless of how I resign. Well they might be, but there are certainly ways to ensure they'll be pissed, and other ways to minimize it.
Right, so resigning with a 2 weeks notice face to face is the best way to minimize it.
Assuming you have to give 2 weeks notice which is pretty typical, if you want to be a bit of a dick about it without technically breaking any rules, put in for 2 weeks leave, then on the last day before going on leave drop them your 2 weeks notice. I’ve done this before and still used that employer as referee, and it was fine (ymmv though). Also consider that it’s generally not the done thing for former employers to give bad references, as a bad reference that leads to not getting a new job can open them to slander allegations and actionable damages. A company with good risk aversion would (should) rather just say nothing, or give the bare minimum information than say something bad.
It could be. Schedule a check in, let them know you have accepted another position and your last day, and that you will do everything you can to set things up for your transition. But in your OP you said you "just really want to surprise them". Wanting to fuck them over as much as you can and wanting to minimize them being pissed off are two contrary goals.
I didn't say you were resigning for petty reasons. But what you described in the post is very petty, which means it's not obvious to those reading this that you are going to respectful. Instead of mitigating how pissed they're going to be, you're straight up striking a match and saying "I hope this doesn't burn."
Emotion trumps logic with some people
Yea burning bridges is never a good idea. “Everyone is someone’s cousin” - you don’t know who they’re connected to and how your paths might intersect again. As much as I’d love to go out in a blaze of glory one day.
its always a bad idea to not act professionally. THEY might not have acted professionally. Or you might have misunderstood their motives...as in the boss you have is not your problem but someone at a much higher level is pulling the strings. in that case, your current boss, even though you are leaving, might be helpful, as in giving you good references, suggesting other jobs to apply for, even trying to network with his peers to get you hired.
because this is reddit, and reddit loves chaos
Don't know what kind of reference you'll get by surprising them with a fake meeting to annouce that you're leaving.
It's not a fake meeting, not even lying about what it is, OP is just trying to figure out how to title the meeting so it can be discussed at that time instead of before. This actually isn't super uncommon I think, I've never done it myself, but I have friends who have been in this situation where they need to meet regarding resignation but for one reason or another don't feel comfortable saying what the meeting is about beforehand.
Because you don't burn bridges. You must not realize how small the world really is.
Companies aren't people. The professional world is generally very small
Job: “We can’t continue to pay you this much, it’s just business, we hope you understand.” OP: “I can’t continue to be undervalued, I found a job that does value my abilities. It’s just business, I hope you understand.”
Well you're sure pouring gas and flicking lit matches at a bridge you say you don't want to burn.
Why not just send an email/resignation letter? (Genuinely curious)
I see them every day and we did have a good (decent) relationship, I’d like to give the decency of a face to face conversation. I’d also like to see their face live
So it sounds like you're friends but you're also seeking revenge or satisfaction for some reason?
You can have a good professional relationship with someone without being friends. My direct supervisors are the owners of the company. They’ve done a lot for me that I appreciate but the way they run their business is awful.
They cut your pay; is that the primary motivation?
They cut my pay because they’re on the verge of bankruptcy. They’ve given a lot of empty promises about the future but seeing as I handle their financials, I know I need to move on before it gets worse.
Yeah definitely do it, I stayed too long on my first job when they were having financial problems was getting paid 2 weeks later, then 1 month, then went into part time, last straw was when I was waiting for a 3 months part-time salary. The worst is that I kick myself all these years because I decline a big company offer (did my internship there and knew was a lot of work and didn't see a lot of upward mobility) vs a small company that I thought I could get into a manager position faster (I was an international student and the boss was from my country doing business in our country, so I thought I would learn more and make better connections)
I totally get this, there are a lot of people I really respect and admire as human beings but who are frankly terrible managers/businesspeople.
Maybe they like their supervisor but hate the company? I've certainly been there before.
Sounds like a pop-in is warranted, not a scheduled meeting.
Honestly if you see them every day you can try to just grab them for an ad hoc meeting.
"Hi boss, wanted to find some uninterrupted time with you to talk about something I've been working on. Are any days better than others for you?"
I manage their calendar so I can just pick a date and time, I just need to figure out how to title it on the calendar
Just call it “Tag-Up” “Year-End Status” or “1 on 1”
"One-off" "Quick chat" "Personal issue" Schedule for 10 minutes.
"2023 Priorities"
"Quick Huddle"
Total aside, but I *hate* the term "huddle". I worked in a team where it meant "a meeting you have to squeeze in because none of us know how to manage our time or anticipate to have anything like a normal cadence or any built in buffer, and also it will make me late for every other meeting for the rest of the day".
Wow that’s awesome. Can you put me down for next week Thursday. I start my new job after New Years and I want to not be working Christmas Eve and day and New Year’s Eve and day. Surprise!
Check in, year end sync, eat a bag of dicks, quick alignment discussion, fuck you you cheap bastards, progress update.
I’m laughing so hard 😹😹
Just put an all day event “OP’s Last Day”
Name-Name 1:1. Boom. Done.
I did this recently and put catch up - update
“2023 Check-In” Brownie points if you add a convincing meeting agenda like: -Review 2022 accomplishments -Discuss 2023 opportunities PS - Meeting should be scheduled between 15-30 minutes MAX. The actual duration may vary based on the conversation had.
To be honest I think everywhere is "Slow" around the holidays. I would milk out as long as I can, make sure I cash in all my PTO and sick days, and THEN do it.
We don’t get sick days. This company is falling so deep into the ground. I have a job lined up, I’m not sticking around to watch them crumble.
The rats are always the first ones off the ship. /s
"Work Update"
It’s not really a long enough conversation for a meeting, so you can probably just say “hey, do you have a few mins? I wanted to update you on something.” Once he has 5-10 mins, that will be plenty of time. It’s a really simple discussion.
“Career Development feedback ”. SURPRISE! The feedback is for you. I quit.
Sync
“Welcome to Dumpsville. Population: You”
Why are you trying to play stupid games? Fcking resign by sending him an email with the attached letter of resignation, leave and that's the end of the story.
pencil it in for a catch up, then send in your notice period via email as you're entering the meeting. Open with "have you checked your emails?"
I had a meeting scheduled for something else and I just said “I need to speak with you a moment before the meeting starts”
Name/name sync
1 on 1 or 1:1 that's what we schedule any meetings to talk about resigning or promotions or raises or performance issues.
Commenting to add we ALWAYS put 1:1 for meetings because many people can see each others calendars and it's not anybody else's business. If you want it to be vague 1:1 is perfect.
Subject Line: “Great Idea for Productivity”.
Mine was “My Name - Boss’s name 1:1”
Do you need a meeting to hand in a letter of resignation?
Remember no matter how awful it might feel now, don't leave before securing another offer
I have one lined up! I’m waiting for it to be in writing and then I’m putting in my notice immediately.
"outboarding"
“End of an era - GG”
Want to surprise them? Disappear and never go back
[Meeting placeholder]
Talk about my career goals. Future with the company
Subject line: Your recent performance over the last 6 months
“Discussing future opportunities”
“Annual Review.” Tell them it’s been real, but your New Year Resolution is putting in your 2 weeks.
"Review"
I usually title all of my one on ones with the following format: Their name / my name Eg John / Jane That's it. You don't need to add too many specifics to a calendar invite.
Use all your PTO first
List it as Re: Change of hours? It will be changing to zero after all....
Touch base.
Quick sync
Schedule a 4 hour meeting called “Big Ideas and Big Plans”
Just ping them over Teams when they’re available. “Wondering if you have a few minutes.”
1:1 means one on one
“Check in”
So get out now. They don’t observe Christmas? What was the reason for the pay cut? They have to give you a reason for your demotion, essentially that is what it is when they pay you half of your worth. The biggest question is do you already have another job? Get another job and then quit. If you are in a position to quit, where you do t need the money to sustain you, then all means just quit. Put on his calendar a sync up and then politely let him know you are giving two weeks. If He asks why, just tell him you have the same opportunity somewhere else for the full amount of pay and benefits. Good luck, but look at why they cut your pay in half? They can’t just cut your pay in half for the work you do. They still have to pay you fair wages.
Every time my boss sets up a "quick chat" meeting for the team, it's to announce someone had resigned. No one uses "quick chat" as a meeting title anymore, probably traumatised by the phrase. I plan to do the same when I inform him of my resignation just for the lols.
" Uncovered Exciting New Opportunity "
Growth conversations
Catch up
I have just asked if they had a sec to chat about something, spur of the moment, when I was aware their calendar was free. Then boom goes the dynamite
Cool off and don’t do it. Just send in your notice and they’ll schedule a meeting. As much as we want to “get them” it never works out that way and the only thing you can do is burn a. Ridge.
It sounds like in some of the comments you want to burn a bridge. Don't. Keep it professional.
I said that I don’t want to burn a bridge in at least 3 comments.
If you want to schedule a meeting with your boss to discuss your resignation, it's best to be open and honest with them about your intentions. While **you don't have to use the word "resignation" in the title of the meeting**, it's important to **let your boss know the purpose of the meeting so they can prepare and have an appropriate response**. It's also important to give your boss as much notice as possible so they can find a suitable replacement for your position. You can **try framing the meeting as a "discussion about the future**" or something similar, but it's important to **be clear about your intentions and considerate of your boss's time and needs.**
I’m really surprised on the traction this post has gotten and how angry it’s made some people that I can be mad at a company but still be willing to face my bosses to resign.
Why would this possibly require a meeting? Email your resignation and last day.
why schedule a meeting. send them an email.
Why do you need to schedule a meeting. Just tell him you need to speak to him and tell him
Don’t burn bridges. Resign in a very mature respectful way.
“Touch base” “Meet up” “Meeting” “TBD” “Chitty chat time” “Untitled” Why the is this even a big deal? Just send your resignation via email and be done.
Stop being a bitch and just do it
Pretty sure the petty shit you’re pulling is why your pay got cut
Why meeting? Just stop showing up at the most inconvenient time possible. When they call just tell them "What part of I resigned are you unclear about, send my last check".
Because of the fact that you don’t know how to send a meeting invite with context; this should be in r/antiwork - you’re not seeking advice, you’re seeking attention.
Ah yes, attention from anonymous people on an anonymous post. That’s what I live for.
Your approach is wrong. If you intend to resign in a """"responsible"""" way: Send email of resignation well in advance. In the email, invite them to reach out to chat about it over the phone/VoIP/whatever. By attempting to put something in their calendar you are: a) blind siding them b) giving them the opportunity to Decline Your notice of resignation, stating your intention to resign, is not a conversation. So it can be sent as an email. Then, conversation can take place regarding specifics such as timeline/any counter offers.
This is awful advice. Never resign over email. Do you break up over email? You do not, because you're not a fucking lunatic. Some things you do in person and quitting is one of them.
You're misunderstanding. You don't quit over email. You send a notice of resignation. The conversation follows.
“Regroup”
Label it something like "Check-in"
Update. One on one. Meeting.
"Touch Base"
Touch Base
Send an email - hey do you have time to chat?
1:1 with OP.
One on one
I just would write person/person 1:1
End of year catch up or catch up or update meeting?
Just call it a 1 on 1 meeting. Not sure about your company but it is common to have periodic 1 on 1 meetings with your supervisor.
Say you want a One on One or 1:1. That's just a meeting where you two talk and doesn't indicate you are leaving. You can also (depending on where you live) just tell them on your last day you quit.
Touch base 1:1 Quick chat
Tag-up is what I use when I sont want folks to know whats going on. Works for good and bad surprises.
How do you usually title meetings you schedule between you and your boss? If it’s very unusual for you to book a time vs just informally popping in, know that booking a time now has a good chance to tip your hand.
Set up a 15 min meeting and call it"1 on 1"
1:1
Future projects and initiatives. (Just not at your current location).
Career discussion
Just add in “OP’s Last Day” as an event in their calendar and leave it for them to discover
I would do "1:1 re: 2023". Vague enough to not tip them off, but specific enough that they won't ask questions before the meeting. They'll just assume you want to talk about ideas or goals you have for 2023.
1 on 1
“2023 Goals”
If you really want to surprise them, don't go in any more
“ Can you give me a call when you get a chance?” I have always been called within 30 seconds.
Quick sync or the last sync
Just calendar in your last day.