resignation letter

[g-gurl]

how do I compose one? i'm having great difficulty of coming up substantial reasons.
i'm a lawyer, working as an associate in a certain law firm. there is no specific term or duration for my engagement. i've been in the firm for only 3 months but i want out. it just isn't working out. i'm overworked and underpaid. im just not growing and enjoying my work. no time for recreation, socialization and sports.
i just need to come up with a really good excuse for leaving the firm.

[GreatBop]

"no time for recreation, socialization and sports."

welcome to adulthood. :)

anyway...

just go

Dear Boss

kthxbye

kthxbye,.

[GeloPh]

i've received several resignations in my career. i can sum up the parts of most resignation letters i've received (1) salutation for this great company i'm leaving - great work - great opportunity; (2) specification of a better offer then comes for the family i'm supporting; better future; (3) it has been great working with you; (4) good bye.

most people think that they owe the employer a wonderful explanation why they're resigning thus they always (most often than not) write a lengthy goodbye.

to me the best goodbye is short and sweet. when you decide you're done with it - you don't have to explain anything to anyone.

sometimes people at work approach me if i can send them a template for a resignation letter. google-age. duh moment.

[pro_tempore]

hell, you're a lawyer. you have a world of opportunities open to you. you may also have a world of grief behind you, but you don't need to tell your employers about them :) just say you want to expand your horizons. that's the most common excuse.

3 months is an amazingly short time to spend as a law firm partner, though. with all the benefits (normally) involved, I'm not quite sure lack of time for yourself is your only problem...

[g-gurl]

thanks GeloPh and pro_tempore.

actually pro-tempore, i'm still an associate of the firm not a partner yet. the main reason why i'm leaving the firm is because of the measly pay and no benefits at all. barat kase masyado mga boss ko. d yata tama that i'm required to be at the office 8:30-12, 1:30-6 on mondays-fridays and 9Am to 2PM on saturdays for a measly P10,000. that's why i had had enough. mas malaki pa kikita-in ko sa notaryo at acceptance fee ng isang case.
when i entered the firm, i did not expect a high salary coz this was my first real employment after graduating and passing the bar. diretso kc ako nag-aral from college to lawschool. pero yung reasonable naman. insulting talaga na i get P5,000 only every 15th and 30th day of the month.
short time talaga ang 3 months pero useless din coz i'm not happy with my salary. so barat and so insulting! what worse is that i have no SSS, Phil health and Pag-Ibig. i pay the SSS and Philhealth from my personal money.

[dickie]

thanks GeloPh and pro_tempore.

actually pro-tempore, i'm still an associate of the firm not a partner yet. the main reason why i'm leaving the firm is because of the measly pay and no benefits at all. barat kase masyado mga boss ko. d yata tama that i'm required to be at the office 8:30-12, 1:30-6 on mondays-fridays and 9Am to 2PM on saturdays for a measly P10,000. that's why i had had enough. mas malaki pa kikita-in ko sa notaryo at acceptance fee ng isang case.
when i entered the firm, i did not expect a high salary coz this was my first real employment after graduating and passing the bar. diretso kc ako nag-aral from college to lawschool. pero yung reasonable naman. insulting talaga na i get P5,000 only every 15th and 30th day of the month.
short time talaga ang 3 months pero useless din coz i'm not happy with my salary. so barat and so insulting! what worse is that i have no SSS, Phil health and Pag-Ibig. i pay the SSS and Philhealth from my personal money.

Mag call center ka na lang, kikita ka pa mga P10k per pay day with benefits. Hahaahahaha

[what]

g-gurl --- it's a good decision to resign. sobrang short changed ka. good luck!

[sweetsay]

as in, ganyan din exactly problema ko.. im planning to resign from my present employer.. akalain for the past 2 years hindi man lang nagbago yong starting salary.. kaka insulto talaga...

[ynoc]

ohhh wow!!! may law student dito sa opis namin akala mo abogado na. bukod sa mataas na suweldo lagi pa wala sa opis ang katwiran niya nag aabogasya siya. haller! kaya nga siya na-hire dahil kailangan ng staff. hindi kailangan ng dagdag abusado sa opisina!

[g-gurl]

hi Sweetsay! are you also a lawyer?

[voyager5]

Sir,

There are call centers or BPOs who have litigation processes. You may want to try them. Call centers and BPOs definitely pays higher than what you are receiving!!!

I am a Pol. Sci. grad. but I did not proceed to law because of my friends who have similar experience.

Godspeed!

[g-gurl]

voyager5, have you heard of SENCOR? it is engaged in BPO. i saw an ad in jobstreet that they are in need of lawyers, even recent bar passers may apply. *** can you say about these BPO companies? do they pay well?

[SirZap]

Hello Atty. G-Gurl, I am currently working in a BPO and they do pay well.
Just ask them your expected salary when you apply. Please do try applying so you would know.

[g-gurl]

thanks sirZap. i'm hesitant to inquire about the salary range, ok *** ba yun? di kaya unethical ang dating? any idea what is the usual salary range of lawyers working in BPO?

[SirZap]

I'm very sorry if I can't come up with the figures because in our company we don't have a in-house lawyer. Although I'm not aware of how much a Lawyer earn in a BPO, I earn at a little bit above of the maximum salary range in the industry which I have read in a special edition of an IT magazine, ergo they (BPO) can pay well not unless SENCOR is another miser (kuripot).

Discerning with your posted questions, I can guess that you are more concerned about with salary that is willingly to be paid by the prospective employer and, at hindsight, you don't want to lose that opportunity because you might ask a price they don't want to give and they might look for another person for that position. Well you can:

1. Can simply ask a higher salary that you think you're worth enough with your prospective employer and hope that they will hire you.
2. Ask a salary double of your current one, because I think that is safe enough for you to be hired.
(disclaimer: please don't blame me if you still don't get hired for there are more factors to consider like another new lawyer willing to be paid less than what you're asking)
3. Wait for another poster who has an Idea of what you want to know.

If I'm in your shoes, I'll take #1 because the primary reason that you want to leave your current firm is that you are "insulted" with your current salary among other things. #2 is just variation of #1, if you think you're worth the double of your current salary then there is no difference, but if there is and you want to get assured that you will be hired then do #2.

As for #3, time is running, I see that your first post of this thread is about a month now. We can't just wait. so if you do wait, you might as well stay with your firm for at least 1 year and jump ship when an opportunity arises.