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Top 10 reasons I quit: Chicago ad exec leaves job with farewell e-mail for the ages

Top 10 reasons I quit: Chicago ad exec leaves job with farewell e-mail for the ages

thechive.com - 4 weeks ago - 804 views

Anyone know what agency this genius was working for? Starcom is my best guess.

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4 points
by josh 4 weeks 4 days ago

My favorite reason from the list: "I've put on a solid 15 lbs since I took this job. Nobody commented on my weight gain but you said it with your eyes."

Been there, done that. Have the t-shirt.

4 points
by Len Kody 4 weeks 4 days ago

I liked #5

So I don't have to ask how your weekend was - I don't care. It's exhausting listening to you and pretending to care then sugar coating my own weekend stories so you don't recoil in horror.

And his postscript

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuBRk6tjiUQ

Thanks for posting the link - I was thinking about transcribing it but was too lazy. That was thoughtful. The video is worth seeing. I recently quit a horrible job. I wish I was as cool as these guys. I did manage to tell my boss "F*** you!" so I guess I get one point. He deserved it, BTW.

I'm going to upcheck everyone that posts a positive comment here. It just feels good!

1 points
by Len Kody 4 weeks 4 days ago

Ha. You're welcome. I'll admit, though, I mostly transcribed it out of curiosity.

4 points
by brad 4 weeks 4 days ago

Hey Senior Media Planner Dude... Imma let you finish but, Stewart Butterfield, the Flickr founder, has the best resignation letter of all time: http://valleywag.gawker.com/5017424/stewart-butterfields-bizarre-resigna...

2 points
by BradFlora 4 weeks 4 days ago

Ah, the tin-mining letter. Classic.

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