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Turning maternity leave into permanent leave
By Bankrate.com
Your boss had no problem granting you leave to take care of your new child. But she might not be so thrilled when you now tell her that you want to make the switch to stay-at-home parent permanent.
As with any job resignation, you need to make sure you leave your position on good terms. Who knows, when the young one is a little older, you may want to come back to the office to earn enough to send him to an Ivy League school. A graceful and considerate exit now could may rejoining the company later much easier.
With that in mind, let your company know of your plans as soon as possible, preferably before you begin your family leave. If you make the decision after you're at home with your new baby, then you need to relay that, too, as soon as possible.
This form letter should help you break your parenthood
decision gently to the big baby in your office, AKA your boss! Personalize
the letter by entering your specifics in the areas
in red. You can print out this Web page and make your changes
by hand or copy the body of the letter and paste it into a document
where you can make your changes on your PC.
If you prefer to see a .pdf version of the letter,
click
here.
Date
Name of supervisor, job title
Company name
Company address
City, State, ZIP Code
Dear Name of supervisor:
As you know, I plan to take family leave to care for
my new child on day and date. However,
after examining my personal and career situation, I have decided
to make my leave permanent.
Please accept this letter as my formal resignation
from name of company, effective on
the date that my leave is scheduled to begin.
I appreciate the consideration you and everyone at name
of company have given me during this new phase of my life.
However, I believe it would be in everyone's best interest for me
to focus on my family. If you feel comfortable
elaborating on your decision, do so here.
This was not an easy decision. I enjoy my job as your
title, and am proud to be a member of the name
of company team. I hope that we one day might work together
again.
As I wrap up my duties here at name
of company, I will work to ensure a smooth transition of
any projects that I am unable to complete.
Again, thank you for your consideration of my difficult decision. I look forward to what the future will bring for the both of us.
Sincerely,
Your Signature
Your printed name
Your mailing address
City, State and ZIP Code
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