How to Resign!

Goodbye, and good luck!It's time for you to make a change, be it a new career path or simply a new challenge. The procedure for resigning is simple enough: give notice, preferably in advance. But if you don't want to burn any bridges, thereby creating obstacles to future opportunities, you must be especially careful and considerate. Resigning is easy, but resigning gracefully is not. This article specifically covers several ways a person can make their resignation as smooth and as grudge-free as possible.

Steps

Keep it to yourself.

Once you've made the decision, don't go blabbing it all over the company until you have notified your immediate supervisor. Give her or him time to absorb and process the information. If the company makes an attractive counter-offer, it will be awkward if you have already announced your plans to coworkers.
Plan to give notice. If you want to leave under the best possible terms, don't leave your employer high and dry, scrambling to cover your position. Give at least two weeks notice, so that your boss can prepare to have others cover for you, or have time to groom a replacement.

A moment of your time?Ask your boss for an appointment to discuss an important matter. Poking your head in and asking for a moment of his or her time will do - just be respectful of the fact that your supervisor has a job to do, and may not be able to drop everything at the precise moment you are prepared to spring this news on him or her. If there is too much going on, you will only add to your his or her hassles, so if it's at all possible, wait for a time when your boss will have a few moments to focus on your news.
Be prepared, direct, and polite. Rehearsing privately will help you be ready when your supervisor has you in to talk. Most managers are extremely busy and they will appreciate your direct approach, forgoing the temptation to "cushion the blow," "find the right way to say this," or otherwise beat around the bush. You might say something like:

"I've been considering my options here for some time, and I've decided it's time for me to move on. I am grateful for the opportunities I've found here, but I must give my two weeks' notice."

OR...

"I need to let you know that I have been offered a new position at another company. I have really enjoyed working here, but I need to give you my two weeks' notice as of today. Does it work for you if my last day is [whatever two weeks from then is]?"

Be prepared to discuss.

Chances are you've been working with this boss for some time, and whatever your reasons are for leaving, she or he may have some questions. Or your boss may value you much more than you realized, and make a counteroffer. Being polite and dignified about your resignation could make this possible. You will need to consider in advance whether you would stay for a pay raise, increased benefits, a promotion, or other incentives. This would be a prime negotiating opportunity, so be prepared for it, and know your own bottom line. If staying is an option, what would make you open to it? Check the warnings below, though, because counter-offers have some serious downsides.

Emphasize the positive.

Be honest, but polite. If the boss asks you if he or she had anything to do with your decision, and was a factor, it's best to rely on tact and diplomacy to make an honest answer palatable. In other words, you won't help yourself by saying, "Yes, you're a lousy supervisor and I would have been way better," (even if it's true). You can be truthful without being cruel: "It was a factor, but not the entire reason. I felt our working styles and approaches just weren't a great fit, and that we never meshed as well as I wished we had. Still, the overall experience here has been positive; it's just that with this new opportunity, I feel excited to have new challenges."

Have a copy of your letter of resignation in hand.

Make your letter brief, non-confrontational and professional. An example: "Dear Mr. Spacely: It has been my honor to work for Spacely Sprockets, Inc. This letter is to notify you that I will be leaving to accept a new position with another company as of [a date which is AT LEAST two weeks from the date of your conversation and letter]. Please accept my thanks for our association, and best regards to you and the entire company for the future. Sincerely, George Jetson."

Shake hands, smile, and thank your boss.

Whether your departure is to relocate, to take a better job, or just to get away from this guy, show some class when you're walking out the door. Shake hands, thank your soon-to-be-former supervisor (yay!) for "everything," and leave. Go to your work station and stay there for at least 10 minutes. Now you can go blab it to everybody, but don't rub it in your boss's nose - be classy and simply confirm that you will be leaving.



Tips

Remember that there are very few who are so free as those who have nothing to lose - but it won't serve you well in the future if you go shooting your mouth off just because you're on your way out. It won't kill you to make nice for two weeks, because you're getting out of there, and that entire experience will be behind you.

The jerk you leave behind today may well end up being your boss again in the future. And remember, too, that sometimes those jerks are oblivious to the fact that they're not well liked. If you are remembered as someone who was positive and generous in the past, you may well be greasing the wheels to a great future as this boss puts you (the friendly face he remembers from before) ahead of the strangers in the new position. This may facilitate transfers to other branch offices, better assignments, and more.

It may be wise to refuse any offers to stay with your current employer. Accepting a pay raise or other bonus after threatening to leave can cast you in a negative light with co-workers and the company as a whole. It can also make you seem indecisive and of questionable loyalty. Always keep a record of the offer in case you come back to the company in the future.

After informing your supervisor, be sure to personally tell other managers or key employees

with whom you have worked that you have resigned. Say it in a way that "thanks" the person for helping you develop your career. "I don't know if you've heard, but I am resigning to take a position at another company. Before I leave I wanted to be sure to let you know how much I've enjoyed working with you." These people may leave for other jobs in the future and you want them to have positive memories of you. Who knows when they can impact your next career move.

Warnings

Allowing a boss you have disliked to needle you into insulting them will end badly. You don't want to end up being escorted off the premises by security. Don't give in to the temptation to say what you really think.

Some bosses don't take kindly to you being "the decider." Be sure you can truly afford to walk away from your job that day, because sometimes the supervisor takes it very personally that you are leaving, and will tell you there's no need to give notice, and instruct you to leave immediately. You will be the best judge of this, so do your best to assess if your boss is one of these people - but be aware, sometimes, you just can't predict what they'll do. Re-read your employment contract - you must be aware of all of your and the company's termination options. If there is no formal employment contract, familiarize yourself with the default provisions of your state/provincial law.

Be physically prepared to walk away that day: before resigning, save to disk or email to a private account anything you need and have the right to take such as contact information for clients, suppliers or other references; work samples; a list of projects you worked on, etc. [Keep in mind, much of the information and other items you had access to while employed are frequently proprietary and owned by the company. Make certain it is within the bounds of your contract and the law before you take this advice].

When considering a counter-offer honestly evaluate why you want to leave and protect yourself. While a raise might be nice, it might not solve other issues that require either a promotion (if your job advancement has stalled) or a transfer to another group (if you have personality conflicts with your boss). You can protect yourself from being vindictively fired later by demanding that, for at least two years, you stop being an "at will" employee and can only be fired "for cause."

A counter-offer is sometimes made because they fear nobody else will be able to do your job. If that's the case, and you take the counter-offer, they will possibly ask you to train others on what you do. You may end up training your replacement, and that next change might not be on your terms.

A counter-offer is an acknowledgement that you are being underpaid. If you require a nurturing work environment that recognizes people's worth without threats of leaving, then you may not be a good long-term fit with your employer. However, if you are comfortable with negotiating pay raises, and it does not bother you that coworkers who are less skilled negotiators do not earn as much, then you might want to consider staying.

Be aware of any types of benefits you may be eligible for. If you are about to be laid off, you may have a severance package, or the option to collect unemployment benefits. These can be very handy if you have not secured a new job. Resigning from a position may disqualify you from receiving anything. It may be better in some cases to receive these benefits while looking for your next position.

Torrents! What are Torrents and How to use Torrents?

In Short:
Computer Torrents are a means to share data, files, movies, music, software etc. among users at much higher data rate without using a lot of bandwidth.

Definition :
1. A strong and fast-moving stream of water or other liquid.
2. A sudden, violent, and copious outpouring of (something, typically words or feelings): "she was subjected to a torrent of abuse"

Details:

Torrents are small files that track files and programs listed on websites. Your computer uses this tracking info to connect to sources for the files and programs desired. The computer needs a bittorrent client program to "read" these instructions. Here's how to get started:


1. Install a good torrent client program. Utorrent (or µtorrent - it's the same program, but is called by different names) will work well for anybody who uses a Windows operating system. Azureus is a torrent program that works on most PC platforms. Google or use your favorite search engine to search "bittorrent client" for a list of additional program choices. Install as per instructions included with the client.

2. Search for sites that track torrents. You can find many of them via a web search for "torrent tracker." Search for the websites that list many of the most popular torrent trackers for movies, ebooks and music. Or simply Google the name of the file with torrent appended to it e.g. books on life torrent.

3. Look for torrents with a good seed/leach ratio for fastest downloads. The more seeds per leech, the better. It may take longer if you have a slow internet connection. if this is the case, you might want to consider upgrading to your ISP's higher speed option since torrent transfers generate a lot of network traffic.

Torrent files work in a "peer to peer" (P2P) fashion rather then a server to client (S2C) fashion. This means you will not download the desired file(s) from a server, but rather from a number of other people who are "hosting" parts of the file needed. These hosts are called seeds. If a torrent has "0" seeds, don't bother attempting to download it.

4. Check the format of the torrent. Look for torrents with file types that you are more familiar with. If you are not familiar with any of them, spend a few minutes reviewing file types such as winrar, shn and zip in order to figure out how to open and extract them.

5. Download a torrent. Once the client of choice is installed and properly configured, simply double clicking a torrent file listed on a website should download the torrent file, which will then start the client program automatically. Once the client program has started, it should begin to download the program or file desired after it connects to the hosts that have the parts of the file needed (about a minute or so).

6. Check speed settings. Sometimes your upload speed can reduce your download speed. In this case, it might be wise to lower the upload speed limit of the torrent you are downloading. You can change this either by right clicking the torrent file in your client software or from preferences in the same program.

7. Keep seeding. After the download is finished, moving the file will cause the upload to other people to fail so if you wish to seed (which is strongly encouraged but not mandatory), you shouldn't move the file. You can, however, open or use it.

Keep Seeding

Beware :

a. Anti Virus software is a must. Torrents may contain viruses and other malicious software. Read the comments of the torrent before downloading it. Things aren't always what they appear to be. Even if everybody says the torrent is okay, note that there still may be malicious things hidden that can't even be seen by the trained eye. Always be wary of what you download.

b. Torrents are always uploaded by other people, so there is always a chance the file will not work on your computer. Again, read the comments before downloading.

Torrents are often (but not always) used to distribute commercial software, movies and other licensed products. Since the torrent system is a distributed system, which means everybody can take part in it, it's difficult to point out a guilty person for committing the act of piracy. Investigate PeerGuardian for software solutions to prevent being identified if accidentally downloading such files.

c. Torrents also may involve you in piracy without you even realizing it.

Last but not the Least...

i. The number of peers or leeches are the amount of people downloading the file.

ii. Once a file has been downloaded, you can choose to keep seeding the file so other people can download it, or just be a leech and stop hosting the file. It is usually encouraged to at least get a seeding ratio of 1. which means you upload as much as you download. The longer, faster and more frequently you upload, the faster people who are trying to download the file will be able to download it. If nobody seeded, torrents would die out.

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