To quit a job is to resign. To terminate your work contracts or agreements with your employer. Quitting your job simply means you're no longer interested in your job, or the position you currently hold and would like to stop working. Before you decide to quit, make sure it is the right thing for you to do then. You should consider these things before quitting.

Why People Quit

1. Poor salary structure/remuneration: This is perhaps the most common reason why people quit full-stop peanuts pay for a month-long of intensive hard work which brings us to the second reason why people quit

2. Stress/burnout or excessive workload: When you are overworked, you become stressed in no time and soon become burnt out. For how much longer can you work when burnt out? How long can you continue to remain stressed?

3. Harsh work environment: This is something everyone eventually gets tired of. The bullying, harassment, demeaning comments etc. You can learn to cope with the harsh work environment pending when you eventually quit.

4. Inexperience and lack of training: This would make an individual struggle and constantly fall short on the job. Frustration would soon set in and one would eventually quit

5. Stagnation: We all want to grow, right? When the organisation you work with doesn't give room for the such desired growth, it's about time to quit and go elsewhere.

6. Stringent company policies: Sometimes the terms and conditions of service are more than what you can bear. Of course, at the onset, you thought it was manageable but with time you've come to see that it is more than you can bear.

7. Lack of motivation: When we do not feel motivated, there's little we can accomplish and this could lead to feelings of worthlessness. All hope is not lost, you can be motivated at work. ( How to get motivated at work)

How to Tell Your Boss You Are Quitting

Let's all agree that you need to tell your boss you're quitting. It is not proper to just stop showing up for work even though many people do that. For one thing, it is a total contravention of labour laws and employment acts in most parts of the world and you could be charged to court for that. Secondly, it is what your former boss will remember you for. With such a record you cannot get a recommendation from him. You might say you do not need it but who knows for sure? Besides that would you want your employees to go AWOL on you when you eventually own your firm? Remember what goes around surely comes around. Telling your boss you're quitting can be hard. Here are ways to make it easier for you and your boss

• Do it behind closed doors: You need privacy when having a conversation such as this.

• Put It Into Writing: Every firm requires a resignation letter a few weeks ahead of the day you officially stop working. You can decide to let your boss know verbally before dropping your resignation letter or you can choose to drop the resignation letter at the same time you are telling him.

Here are a couple of ways to break the news to your boss

• I have enjoyed working here. But I would like to tender my resignation letter effective at the beginning of next month

• I am grateful for the opportunities I have had while working here and the experience I have gathered. It is time for me to expand my horizons and as such, I would like to inform you that I would be resigning at the end of the month. I will have my resignation letter on your desk before the closing of business today.

• Due to recent changes in the organization's policies or mode of operations, I would no longer be able to work here for much longer and will turn in my resignation letter at the end of today and it would be effective at the end of next month

• Working for you and with you has been a dream come true. Unfortunately for personal reasons, I will no longer be able to carry out my official duties. Here is my resignation letter which takes effect 2 weeks from now.

The examples above are ways to let your boss know you are resigning. Whatever you choose to say, keep it short and pointed. Appreciate your boss and your organisation. It might have been a toxic place and a challenging experience but it was not bad all through Appreciate the good. Your boss would most likely be disappointed but you have reached a decision. If your boss is likely to get irate, prepare mentally for it. Do not talk back and do these other things when your boss is angry '

If you are asked, calmly explain the circumstances leading up to your decision. If what you would say is likely to provoke your boss it is best to be vague or come up with compelling personal reasons why quitting is the best thing for the company.

Text messages are a great way to communicate but it is not a recommended way to let your boss know you are quitting. However, you can use SmartSMSSolutions bulk messaging service to send a goodwill message to the colleagues you are leaving behind. They are sure to remember you if you do something as thoughtful as that. Create a free bulk SMS account with us today. We have ready-made templates across a wide range of topics. There's no way you can fall short with SmartSMSSolutions.