Stay Classy

When you are leaving a job for any reason, make sure to be classy, and, more importantly, not to burn bridges. You never know when burning bridges will come back to haunt you, so make sure you make good choices and part on good terms.

Perhaps the ramifications will not occur immediately, but the world is a pretty small place when you think about interpersonal connections in your field.

Don’t think this applies to you? Get on Facebook and see how many of your friends and coworkers are friends with others who they did not meet through you.

Even if you are unhappy with your current place of business, play it cool. Something else will come along sooner or later, but nothing will be gained by talking ill of coworkers or the boss, or, worse, making a scene in the office.

“I was overlooked for a promotion, and while seeing red, I made it a point to make sure my boss knew that he made a mistake. I wasn’t fired, but I never moved up the ladder while at that business and got a poor reference when I left,” said Steven Jackson of Denver, a blog follower.

If you have to vent to friends and family, as we all do from time to time, make sure you pick the ones who are not associated with your job.

It is best not to express displeasure to any friend in your related felid. You never know if you might want to work with, or for, them one day and they will remember your attitude and work issues.

Some may complain to coworkers at happy hour about some of the projects they had to work on because they felt like they could be done more efficiently. When one of those co-workers was promoted at a different company, some stuff you said may come back to haunt you if you wanted to work there.

Also, just because you don’t care for your boss, doesn’t mean they are not popular with other higher-ups and business professionals, who you might want to work for one day.

Every day won’t be perfect nor will you like everyone you work with, but such is life.

Pick and choose your battles wisely, is another saying, which coincides with not burning bridges. Making a huge scene or airing dirty laundry might feel good for a moment, but if it costs a future job, you will feel like an unemployed fool.

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