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。
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。)