Are you planning to quit your job? If yes, then you should definitely know how to resign in a professional and a graceful manner. According to Alison Doyal, a Guide at about.com, your resignation letter should be positive as there is no point in criticizing a company that you have decided to quit. However, there are some resignation letters that are considered to be the greatest of all time listed by the Business Insider on their website. Here is the list below.
1. Greg Smith: Goldman Sach’s executive, Greg Smith, who served as head of the firm's U.S. equity derivatives business in Europe, quits the job on 14th March this year, after 12 years with the Wall Street icon. Greg noticed the investment bank's culture is little more than a deadly heat of greed that bears little resemblance to its once illustrious past. According to the “New York Times” Greg mentions in his infamous op-ed piece that his departure is being motivated by the shift in the leadership style that no longer places clients' interests ahead of the firm’s. In his resignation letter Greg told the world that the bank is toxic and destructive.
2. W. Neil Berrett: W. Neil Berrett who was an employee of the San Francisco based company, Hunters Point Naval Shipyard, resigned with a big resignation cake in 2009. W. Neil Berret posted his picture with the cake later on his flikr Page. With yummy blue frosting on it he writes on the cake that his tenure in the organization was quite exciting and joyful. But he has decided to leave the organization because he has decided to spend more time with his family in order to attend to the health issues that have arisen.
3. Jake DeSantis: The executive Vice President at AIG named Jake DeSantis resigned on March 2009. In his resignation letter Jake told the world that the reason for his quitting the job was that he got screwed when he only got $742,000 for his post-crisis work. His resignation letter to chairman Edward Liddy was also published for all to read in a NYT piece titled "Dear A.I.G., I Quit":
4. Andrew Lahde: Andrew Lahde manager of a small California hedge fund, Lahde Capital was in the spo tlight for his resignation letter which said that he was only in the firm for money. Andrew resigned in Oct. 17, 2008.
5. Steven Slater: The infamous Jet Blue flight attendant named Steven Slater flipped out when a pass enger refused to stay seated on a 2010 flight to New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport. Steven who was really having bad days that time resigned from his job by exchanging a four-letter word with his disobedient passenger before grabbing a beer and popping the lever for the plane's inflatable emergency chute. On his way out, he reportedly declared "That's it. I'm done."
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