[ibCPAsoon]

Hello,

I have just accepted an offer and will be giving notice to my current employer. Who should I give my notice to?

I work at a small CPA firm – about 30 people.

Should I give the notice to my direct supervisor or should I give it to the managing partner?

I was planning on going to discuss with my direct supervisor and having a written formal resignation given to the managing partner.

Is this normal? Or should I give written to both?

BEC - PASS JULY 2014
FAR - PASS DEC 2014
AUD - PASS FEB 2015
REG - PASS MAY 2015

[Anonymous]

If you feel like your situation calls for a different way of doing things, then by all means, so it the way you think is right. But typically – give your notice to your direct supervisor. To do differently will normally be seen as a snub, and this will probably look badly on you for doing such a thing. S/he will pass it up the chain, as needed.

After speaking with direct supervisor, you may want to let others know face to face, if you have a relationship with them.

[Track55]

The last two times I resigned from a job (non-accounting) I didn't tell any employees after I gave notice. I just told them the day before the last day. That's the way I think it should be done.

Of course, your supervisor will probably organize a potluck anyways, so that will get the word around.

AUD - 74, 99 !!
REG - 74, 92
BEC - 83
FAR - 73, 86

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[Anonymous]

Up to you. I told the partner on my main clients engagement first.

[Anonymous]

I think it would depend on how much the managing partner is like a boss to you. My accounting jobs that I have resigned from have had very clear bosses (at one, my boss was the only other employee; at the other, I had never spoken directly to my boss's boss since my boss was the highest level of authority at our location and the others were across the country), but at a pre-accounting job, I had an official direct supervisor but I had as much interaction with the location manager, so I turned in my resignation to the location manager and it was fully acceptable. If you feel like the managing partner is as much your manager as your supervisor is, then turning it in to him/her would be quite acceptable too.

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