Rescinded resignation letter

[croyde]

HR at work are making things harder for everyone.

In the heat of the moment I resigned last week but contacted my manager within less than 24 hours to say that I regretted my decision and would he have me back.

He said yes but would have to speak to HR.

Now I have my manager and his manager wanting me back (because I'm bloody good at my job) but HR saying No!

Proves my other point that HR have been told to make things difficult in order to make people want to leave. They want to thin down the workforce but not pay redundancy.

Frankly I'm in two minds. I want the job back just to stick it to HR, and it's easy hours if a bit boring but I'm 5 years from retirement.

I leave and it means HR gloat.

I'm just airing this really unless anyone thinks that HR are in the wrong.

Cheers folks.

[Terminator X]

Send another letter rescinding it? If you have not left and they have not accepted it ...

Imho though if you felt strongly enough that you wanted to leave then you should just leave as all those issues prompting it will still be there.

TX.

[Jo-say8k]

Rescind the letter and pray for voluntary redundancy?

[croyde]

HR were super quick in replying to my letter and asking for stuff to be handed back, how much holiday left etc.

But.....

That email was sent after I had sent that rescind email to my manager.

[ralphrj]

croyde said:

Now I have my manager and his manager wanting me back (because I'm bloody good at my job) but HR saying No!

Employers are obligated to accept resignations but they are not obligated to accept a request to withdraw a resignation.

It is likely that HR are enforcing this on the grounds that an employee that resigns and then withdraws their resignation cannot be replied upon.

[Oilchange]

Dug yourself a hole by the looks of it mate.

[fridaypassion]

When I was an impetuous young man I chucked my notice in at a call center and changed my mind the next day. They told me to sod off after I went back with the tail between the legs. Quite right as well.

Now as an employer if someone did the same and it was done in a strop they would very much be out of the door. Nobody is irreplaceable. The only power you hold in paid employment is to withhold your labour any other power is imagined. A cheaper replacement will be sought and your line managers just placed under a bit more stress.

Sounds like a bit of a daft move but also potential to get a twilight years job to see you through to retirement without dealing with office politics!

[soad]

Oilchange said:

Dug yourself a hole by the looks of it mate.

HR is not there for you, only to look after the company interests.

[croyde]

All good points folks. All taken onboard.

If they take me back all good, if not, it'll be a good kick up the backside for me. Hopefully start early retirement, albeit without a pension for a few years

PS my manager has told me an hour ago that HRs policy is to thin the crew out without spending money.

Basically I've done their job for them. Shame I'm the most experienced person

Edited by croyde on Wednesday 28th May 16:01

[LosingGrip]

croyde said:

All good points folks. All taken onboard.

If they take me back all good, if not, it'll be a good kick up the backside for me. Hopefully start early retirement, albeit without a pension for a few years

PS my manager has told me an hour ago that HRs policy is to thin the crew out without spending money.

Basically I've done their job for them. Shame I'm the most experienced person

Edited by croyde on Wednesday 28th May 16:01

Wait a bit and go back in a consultant role charging a load more?

[Sheepshanks]

croyde said:

PS my manager has told me an hour ago that HRs policy is to thin the crew out without spending money.

HR should do what the company managers tell them to - although I did work for a company where the HR manager seemed to think he ran the company.

[NikBartlett]

In our place you'll be out of the door, off the IT system and starting gardening leave within the hour. Meanwhile the office vultures will have picked your desk clean of any useful kit.

[Puzzles]

Yeah not uncommon for the line manager to say one thing to you and another to HR.

[croyde]

NikBartlett said:

In our place you'll be out of the door, off the IT system and starting gardening leave within the hour. Meanwhile the office vultures will have picked your desk clean of any useful kit.

I got kicked off my desk and computer years ago when they made it hot desking.

Then a she-vulture nabbed it and stuck her crap all over it

[Jasandjules]

They can re-hire you on a new contract of employment but then you will lose continuous service. How long have you been there?

There is an alternative as a consultant.. But that also costs you continuous service though you could have a day rate that softens this blow somewhat.

[croyde]

It's alright. I played into HRs hands. Their brief is to make things uncomfortable and hope people leave, as they don't want to pay redundancy.

They've lost a few other good people that way.

I've gone now and am looking forward to the desperate calls from engineering as I'm the only one that knows how the system works.

Engineering are angry, as is my boss and his boss, but for some reason the HR department, who really have no idea what people do, are king.

I'm going to treat myself to the rest of the year off and find a nice cheap place to buy and live in, somewhere a long long way from London, as the rent here is crippling.

Thanks for all the input folks

[interstellar]

Croyde, surely this is the opportunity to go to Tenerife with the Alpine again?

I’d be off tomorrow.

[croyde]

croyde said:

Haha.

Funny you say that, am thinking of a different direction though

My remaining team of two have been told that they now have to work an extra day in a fortnight to cover the loss of me.

One's a good friend so I feel sorry for him but when he texted me that news I sent him a pic of me eating an ice-cream with the Alpine out in the sunny countryside this lunchtime

[jules_s]

croyde said:

It's alright. I played into HRs hands. Their brief is to make things uncomfortable and hope people leave, as they don't want to pay redundancy.

They've lost a few other good people that way.

I've gone now and am looking forward to the desperate calls from engineering as I'm the only one that knows how the system works.

Engineering are angry, as is my boss and his boss, but for some reason the HR department, who really have no idea what people do, are king.

I'm going to treat myself to the rest of the year off and find a nice cheap place to buy and live in, somewhere a long long way from London, as the rent here is crippling.

Thanks for all the input folks

Sounds ripe for a consultancy!

[NikBartlett]

croyde said:

It's alright. I played into HRs hands. Their brief is to make things uncomfortable and hope people leave, as they don't want to pay redundancy.

They've lost a few other good people that way.

I've gone now and am looking forward to the desperate calls from engineering as I'm the only one that knows how the system works.

Engineering are angry, as is my boss and his boss, but for some reason the HR department, who really have no idea what people do, are king.

I'm going to treat myself to the rest of the year off and find a nice cheap place to buy and live in, somewhere a long long way from London, as the rent here is crippling.

Thanks for all the input folks

No gardening leave ?