A Letter of Notice

Dear Rodney:

I am so very sorry. But I need to give my two weeks notice.

I had always planned on getting a flexible, part-time job, like this one, once my children were in school. But necessity demanded it be sooner. I expected it would be difficult to leave my children. I expected the days to be long. I expected to do the work well. But I never expected to love the job so much.

It tears my heart to leave it. But my children are just so young (3, 2, and 3 mos.). Now that my husband has a full-time job, I can no longer justify spending this time away from them – especially when child care would be taking ¾ of my paycheck.

This is a decision I’ve agonized over. But I know you are supportive of whatever is best for my family. I so appreciate that. It makes the decision a tiny bit easier.

I hope you know how much I have absolutely enjoyed working in this department. I hope to find a job as perfect as this one once I am ready to again join the workforce. Hopefully it will be with the school district again. This is where I would absolutely love to end up.

Thank you so much for making this work environment so inviting (and hard to leave). I feel I have made some dear friendships. I will always value the relationships I have developed and the time I have spent here.

With deepest gratitude,

Tasha Palmer