Is email acceptable for resignation?

[RNOTODAY]

I am out on an loa, and wont be returning to my full time job. I work in an OR, so to hand deliver a resignation letter would mean , going in, dressing in scrubs to get it to my manager in her office (which is in a restricted area). I know it is less than ideal, but would an email be acceptable in this circumstance?

[RN 4 Life]

No, I think you should refrain from using email. Face to face is the best, maybe you can ask your manager to meet you in the hospital cafeteria for a confidential meeting and briefly discuss with him or her your concerns and then provide him or her with your formal letter of resignation.

[wonderbee, BSN, RN]

kittykat, elaborate? re: the not stating the illness in resignation letter...I was thinking of doing this... I thought it would sound better:uhoh3:

Forgive me but I'm an old legal secretary. I'm just careful about written statements. When you go for another job, you want to put your best foot forward. You will be asked if you are able to do the job for which you are hired and most likely will have to sign some pre-employment paperwork to that effect. Personally, I feel more comfortable knowing there isn't a piece of paper floating around a file somewhere where I said I was having a problem in that area that could later be held against me as making a fraudulent statement. This is why I advise something kind of vague in writing. Heck, you don't have to give any reason at all in your letter but I would state due to "circumstances" and be flowing with the grattitude for a good experience. Like I said, years as a legal secretary. It's probably made me a bit paranoid.

[RNOTODAY, BSN, RN]

Forgive me but I'm an old legal secretary. I'm just careful about written statements. When you go for another job, you want to put your best foot forward. You will be asked if you are able to do the job for which you are hired and most likely will have to sign some pre-employment paperwork to that effect. Personally, I feel more comfortable knowing there isn't a piece of paper floating around a file somewhere where I said I was having a problem in that area that could later be held against me as making a fraudulent statement. This is why I advise something kind of vague in writing. Heck, you don't have to give any reason at all in your letter but I would state due to "circumstances" and be flowing with the grattitude for a good experience. Like I said, years as a legal secretary. It's probably made me a bit paranoid.

Thank you, that actually makes alot of sense to me. You saved me, I was going to put that down(illness).now I am not.... I will term it "personal circumstances"...good?

[TrudyRN]

Check the hospital policy. They don't usually allow leave or vacation time to count as the last two weeks.

I think they pretty much do whatever suits them at any given moment, LOL. It all depends on who you know and how good your relationship is with your boss, IMHO.

A word of caution about FMLA - don't screw your self up. Being on FMLA and violating it might carry federal punishments. Ouch! Just be sure to follow the FMLA rules to the letter. :uhoh21:

Chat with an employement attorney, why don't you? Hmmm? Check with HR director maybe, too. :monkeydance: