离职必备8大英文金句,好好说再见,江湖在走,道义要有

说再见是一门常常被忽略的重要功课。分手的最高境界是:「分了还是好朋友」,离职的最高境界则是:「离职了老板还帮你写推荐信」。

「我不想上班!」、「我想离职!」这是多少上班族的心里话!心里百转千回,到底该不该辞职(resign)呢?当然每人各有考量,但如果真的下定决心,铁了心要走,如何跟老板say goodbye又不撕破脸?如何优雅转身、完美退场呢?更重要的是,要怎么用英文提离职呢?

今天就一起来看看提出离职一定要会说的八句话!

1. Thank you for taking the time from your busy schedule to meet with me.

谢谢您百忙之中拨空跟我谈。

买卖不成仁义在,虽是铁了心要走,还是得先跟直属上司打个招呼,而且他应该是第一个知道你要离职的人。好聚好散的关键:有礼再有礼、感谢再感谢。所以跟老板约了面谈时间,第一句话就先感谢:Thank you for meeting with me.(谢谢跟我谈。)

2. I wanted to meet with you to let you know I'm planning to give my two weeks' notice tomorrow.

跟您约时间是想跟您报告明天我要提离职。

跟英文商业书信一样,谈话也要开门见山,直接说明来意。大家都很忙,别浪费时间。外商公司至少两周前提离职(two weeks' notice),如果身居高位,或有重要case在忙,可能需要再提前。依劳基法,根据年龄长短有不同规定喔。

3. This was a very difficult decision to make.

这决定很难。

就算要走,也得给老板留个面子。圈子这么小,总有冤家路窄的时候,为了日后好相见,一定要说:我考虑了很久。This was not an easy decision. (要下这决定不容易。)

4. You're the kindest boss I've ever had.

您是我遇过最好的老板。

提离职一定要「有礼再有礼、感谢再感谢。」只用the kindest, the best boss(最棒的老板)略嫌笼统,多加几句You've taught me so much about marketing. (您教我好多关于行销的事。)I'm really grateful for everything you've done for me.(万分感谢您的照顾。)

5. I accepted a job and it's an offer I can't refuse.

有工作机会上门,而我无法拒绝。

离职面谈的重点不外乎: Why are you leaving?(为何要离职?)和Where are you going? (你接下来要去哪上班?)这两点。既然刚刚说老板超nice,为何要离职?因为人往高处爬,总要朝更好的未来飞去。新的工作机会可能薪水比较高、离家比较近、或可以晋升主管职,这边不妨稍作铺陈:There were a lot of wonderful things working here, but I realized I need to move on.(在这边工作很愉快,但我得做些改变。)

6. I'm still considering several options.

我还没决定要去哪里(工作)。

不便启齿就四两拨千金说「还在考虑(consider)」吧。只是想放个长假,也可说:I'm taking a few weeks off before moving on.(下份工作前,我打算放几个礼拜的假。)

7. I intend to complete any on-going projects I can.

我打算尽可能完成手边的企划。

离职必备8大英文金句,好好说再见,江湖在走,道义要有

江湖在走,道义要有。最后一刻都优雅退场的秘诀在于:展现高度责任心,所以手上的case和企划都要完成。

8. Please let me know anything I can do to make the transition as smooth as possible.

我会尽力顺利完成交接。

高度责任心的表现还有:完整交接。Transition是指转变的过渡期,翻译成职场语言就是「交接」。"I would be more than happy to support our team during the transition."(我很乐意协助交接。)

最后来句画龙点睛:I hope our paths cross again.(希望还有机会再合作。)