Comments on: This Is Not Goodbye: The Right Way To Say Sayonara http://www.freelancedom.com/2009/11/17/this-is-not-goodbye-the-right-way-to-say-sayonara/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 12:33:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Steph Auteri http://www.freelancedom.com/2009/11/17/this-is-not-goodbye-the-right-way-to-say-sayonara/comment-page-1/#comment-1706 Steph Auteri Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:51:44 +0000 http://www.freelancedom.com/?p=830#comment-1706 @Nicki: The second time? I'm intrigued. @Nicki: The second time? I’m intrigued.

]]> By: Nicki http://www.freelancedom.com/2009/11/17/this-is-not-goodbye-the-right-way-to-say-sayonara/comment-page-1/#comment-1667 Nicki Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:16:28 +0000 http://www.freelancedom.com/?p=830#comment-1667 I so wish I had read this a couple weeks ago. I wrote a not so amazing resignation letter - for the second time to the same company. I am okay with what I wrote but I could have written what you did. Oh well .... I so wish I had read this a couple weeks ago. I wrote a not so amazing resignation letter – for the second time to the same company. I am okay with what I wrote but I could have written what you did. Oh well ….

]]> By: Steph Auteri http://www.freelancedom.com/2009/11/17/this-is-not-goodbye-the-right-way-to-say-sayonara/comment-page-1/#comment-1653 Steph Auteri Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:21:12 +0000 http://www.freelancedom.com/?p=830#comment-1653 @Shaun: Feeling on the verge, Shaun? ;) @Susan: That's actually a great suggestion, especially considering how important the first few sentences of a letter are, setting the tone as they do. Thanks! @Shaun: Feeling on the verge, Shaun? ;)

@Susan: That’s actually a great suggestion, especially considering how important the first few sentences of a letter are, setting the tone as they do. Thanks!

]]> By: Susan Johnston http://www.freelancedom.com/2009/11/17/this-is-not-goodbye-the-right-way-to-say-sayonara/comment-page-1/#comment-1642 Susan Johnston Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:07:03 +0000 http://www.freelancedom.com/?p=830#comment-1642 I love your resignation letter, and I love that you sang at your ex's wedding! Just some food for thought... In my writing certificate program, we just did a module on business letters, and my prof uses two sets of instructions depending on whether you're writing a "good news" or a "bad news" letter. For good news, he says you should front load the news. ("Congratulations! You've been chosen to receive a $20,000 writer's grant.") For bad news, he says you should start with other information and build up to the bad news. I can see your point, because you don't want your key message to get buried, but he would suggest leading with "You've been an awesome manager, and I've learned so much from you over the years, etc., etc." It's similar to how nice people broach the idea of breaking up. Again, just some food for thought. I love your resignation letter, and I love that you sang at your ex’s wedding! Just some food for thought… In my writing certificate program, we just did a module on business letters, and my prof uses two sets of instructions depending on whether you’re writing a “good news” or a “bad news” letter. For good news, he says you should front load the news. (“Congratulations! You’ve been chosen to receive a $20,000 writer’s grant.”) For bad news, he says you should start with other information and build up to the bad news. I can see your point, because you don’t want your key message to get buried, but he would suggest leading with “You’ve been an awesome manager, and I’ve learned so much from you over the years, etc., etc.” It’s similar to how nice people broach the idea of breaking up. Again, just some food for thought.

]]> By: Shaun http://www.freelancedom.com/2009/11/17/this-is-not-goodbye-the-right-way-to-say-sayonara/comment-page-1/#comment-1630 Shaun Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:16:27 +0000 http://www.freelancedom.com/?p=830#comment-1630 Great post, Steph! I'm definitely bookmarking this for the future. Great post, Steph! I’m definitely bookmarking this for the future.

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