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March 3, 2011
Congresswoman Lanra Richardson
100 W. Broadway, Suite 600
Long Beach, CA 90802
RE: LETTER OF RESIGNATION
Congresswoman Richardson:
I write this letter to announce my resignation from the position of Scheduler/Special Events
Assistant for the 37
th
Congressional District staff. I realize that the customary professional
courtesy is to give two weeks notice, but I can no longer work under the constant verbal and
emotional abuse that I have been subjected to these past few months, so I am resigning effective
immediately. To be clear, my last day in the District Office was Friday, February 25,2011, after
which my doctor recommended I take time off. I have been out since Monday, February 28, and
effective today, Thursday, March 3,2011, I will not be returning to work in the CD-37 Office.
I regret that a drastic step like this had to be taken. I started this job working part time and with a
heart full of joy to give my colleagues and the constituents. I came in determined to work hard
and contribute in every way that I could to boost your image, increase work productivity and
raise the morale of this office, while being the best co-worker that I could possibly be to my
colleagues. I later took on the position of Scheduler at your request, apparently having done a
good job up to that point. But my stress levels have now risen to very unhealthy, if not dangerous
levels as a result of the repeated emotional abuse and constant conflict over the past few months.
When you and Daysha recruited me to work with you for a second time I was led to believe that
some of the problems of the past - such as the disrespectful way of talking tostaff, the lack of
regard for family time or personal time off for staff, and the thankless, unappreciative attitude
that staff are met with no matter how hard we work, had improved since I last worked for you. It
is clear to me now that this was not true.
I am also hurt because on more than one occasion I was asked to do a task or coordinate an event
that was on the ethical borderline and not in my job description; things that I was never properly
trained on or warned about, and later caused me to be deposed by an ethics investigator with a
lawyer present. Meanwhile, promises for vacation time to attend Mama Frances's
so"
Birthday
have been broken, and whenever I make even a very minor mistake it is treated like a federal
crime. I cannot work in a toxic and hostile environment like this, which is why I resign today.
I will be coming in to collect my things and to give my keys and Congressional property to
Daysha or Eric in the next few days. I gave you and this job my 100% effort my whole time
here and I leave with a clear conscience.
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