How to Leave a Job on Good Terms

So you're sick of your job and want to leave but at the same time, you will need your employer's recommendation to acquire a new job. Here are some ways to quit your job on good terms.

Instructions

1. Do not mention anything negative about the job you're leaving. Leaving a job is like breaking up with someone; the person getting dumped will immediately become defensive and want to know what they did wrong. Ensure your boss that it's not them, it's you.

2. Emphasize all the things you liked about the job you're leaving. This will further ensure to the boss that your reason for leaving is personal.

3. Emphasize factors that influenced your decision to leave, which the boss had no control over. One example is saying that you are looking to make more money and you are in negotiations to find a new job with far better terms you know they cannot match. If they argue they can, you may be inclined to stay.

4. If you had a problem with coworkers and want to have one last hurrah, so to speak, and out them as intolerable, bite your tongue. Do not point fingers or resort to petty things, like complaining about coworkers or any other factor you disliked about the job. It makes you seem childish.

5. Say how much you would recommend the job you had to others and how it has helped you realize your potential and better yourself. This will make the boss think that he or she was responsible for this. After all, that idea is most likely in the company's own employee goals. It doesn't matter whether or not it is actually true, it will score points in the form of a good recommendation letter.