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bobbyD · Newbie Joined: 17 May 2007 Posts: 1 Career Advice: +0/-0

I am thinking of sending a good bye letter to boss since I’ll be leaving the company I have been working with for these last 3 years. The thing is, I didn’t have a very good relationship with my boss so I am wondering whether I should go ahead with it or not. I mean, he never treated me badly or something of the sort but it was always a boss - employee relationship. Nothing more! Screaming at me if I come in late and those sort of things, not letting us use the internet , does not sign a lot of time off days and those sort of things…

However I feel I have learned a lot from my experience of working there and that is why I’d like to send the good bye letter. Will he think that I sent the good bye letter to bluff or something? I wouldn’t want him to give a bad reference about me to my next employer.

dorothea · Expert Joined: 01 Feb 2007 Posts: 123 Career Advice: +1/-0

Why don't you choose the verbal option instead? You are right, he might interpret your letter as being a bluff and feel himself offended, thus giving you bad references towards the previous employers.
I think you should have a meeting....what....20 minutes-half an hour and tell him everything you want to tell him in a letter. He will be convinced not only by your words that you are sincere, but by your appearance as well.
Good luck!

lexa10881 · Posted: Fri May 18, 2007 4:35 am Post subject:

Make sure if you do write it, that you don't write anything that could be mistaken as sarcasm. You might thank him for the time with the company, knowledge shared and gained, and for direction given to you. But keep it short and brief; if you are doubting it that much then maybe you should send a note of thanks later or just skip it. But I don't think he would give you a bad recommendation; it might surprise him and give him a more favorable impression of you. It could work out to your benefit if you do it right.

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ResumeWriter · Posted: Thu May 31, 2007 2:43 am Post subject: Letter to Boss

How important is it for you to relay to him the experience you've learned while with the company? What will be lost if you choose not to send the letter, or as suggested by others, hold the in-person meeting?

Boss-employee relationships are works in progress, much like marriages. It's very common for those in lead and support roles to butt heads, yet that relationship should never come into question unless the overall focus of the company or department is in jeopardy because of it. What I mean is, who cares that you weren't best friends ... or that you even liked each other. Your boss provided the foundation needed (and maybe subconsciously wanted) in order to push you into the direction you're headed now. It sounds like your boss did exactly what he was suppose to do. He pressured you into playing your "A" game.

I say not only holding an informal, in-person meeting with this person is in order, if you feel comfortable doing such, but also providing him with a reference or thank you letter --- mailed about 10 days after you leave the company. Bosses like recognition or a pat on the head from time to time as well. <wink>

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