Re:Ask HN: What's the best way to leave a new job
by calcsam on Monday June 20, 2016 @08:03PM
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This is what I understand: you work at a big company. You got offered a job at a startup. You want to take it.
It's easy. Tell your boss, "Listen, I love the work I've been doing here, but I have the chance to join a startup and it's an environment I'm really interested in exploring."
Some notes:
* Big companies lose people to startups all the time. This is a narrative they totally get.
* Companies never expect departing employees to give them the full story.
Leaving a job is a totally normal thing to do. You don't have to worry about hurting anyone's feelings.
It's easy. Tell your boss, "Listen, I love the work I've been doing here, but I have the chance to join a startup and it's an environment I'm really interested in exploring."
Some notes:
* Big companies lose people to startups all the time. This is a narrative they totally get.
* Companies never expect departing employees to give them the full story.
Leaving a job is a totally normal thing to do. You don't have to worry about hurting anyone's feelings.