It's Not You, It's Me...

Is there ever a good way to resign from a Firm? I've been working in the industry for quite a while now and managed to always part on good terms; just wanted to hear some other fellow WSO compatriots' stories, good or bad, feel free to share?

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Never gave a reason. Trust me, they won't stay up at night thinking of an excuse when they lay you off. Give notice, say it was your time to go and leave it at that.

 

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