Anyone like giving advice? I have sort of sticky situation with resigning my job.
So H and I are moving at the end of September. Unfortunately, I'm right in the middle of a large project
and it shows no signs of ending before I leave.
Basically, I took on a large project (website redesign
and move to a new CMS) at the end of March with the planned completion date of
the end of May. Although H and I knew at the time that where we
currently live wasn't going to be our long term home, we had no plans to move,
and we knew whenever we wound up moving, it certainly wasn't going to be before
the end of summer at the earliest, so I felt comfortable taking on the project.
I got it as far as I could, I was ready to go live, but
about two weeks before the go live date, some issues were uncovered with the
CMS provider. We notified them, and the issue is big enough that we won't go
live unless they fix their issue. My boss keeps checking in with them, and they
keep saying they're working on a fix for us, but there's no expected completion
date.
So it's not my fault I couldn't complete the project. I
feel bad leaving in the middle, but I can't really be expected to stay at the
company forever waiting on a fix. For what it's worth, we've been talking about
updating the site for years, literally. They were talking about it when I
interviewed for this position two and half years ago. This has happened before,
honestly. Shortly after I started this job, we were super close to going live
with the new site (I wasn't on the project), but issues arose. I don't know
what they were, but they weren't the same as the ones we have now. We backed
off and didn't go live and it kind of went dead until being resurrected in
March (the person working on it quit in the meantime).
So I want to write a resignation letter that acknowledges
quitting in the middle of the project but mentioning what my boss already knows
- that it's not my fault the project isn't done and that I'm giving lots of
notice for training someone else. Basically, that I'm being a considerate
person.
This is what I have so far for my resignation letter. Any
advice?
Dear [boss]
Please accept this letter as notice of my resignation
from my position as [x] at the [company]. My last day will be
[x]
My husband and I are moving to take advantage of new
opportunities in [city].
I appreciate the opportunities I have received over the
past two years including [stuff], [things], and working on the new website.
On that note, I am disappointed that I am unable to see
the website project through to its completion. When I took that project, I had
no plans to move, and it was always my intention to stay through the website
going live and months beyond.
Unfortunately, the website did not go live by the
anticipated deadline due to the [description] issues with [provider].
I hope that since I have given almost two months notice,
I will be able to train someone to take my place and answer any questions that
may arise, and I sincerely hope that the issues with [provider] will resolve before
I leave.
Again, thank you for the opportunities, and feel free to
contact me at [x] or [x] with any questions.
Sincerely,
lovesclimbing
Update:
Well, I officially resigned on Thursday. Thanks for the advice, ladies! I sat down with my direct supervisor and told him, and then sat down with both him and the guy above him (the guy above him is the one who was in charge of the website stuff, so it was kind of like one boss for my regular job and a second boss for the website project).
Anyway, when talking to the big boss, I started talking about the website, and barely got half a sentence in when he was like "oh don't worry about that. I'm sorry that you put all that hard work in and now we have all these issues."
So do it all worked out pretty well, and I stuck a shorter letter with just the pertinent facts of my last day and such on my boss' desk this afternoon. (They did ask for it in writing as well, although I would have given it to them in writing anyway even if they hadn't).
Thanks again for the advice!