Quote Originally Posted by Breukelen advocaat
Unless you live in a place with an extreme cultural lag, letters of resignation were dropped at least 10 years ago.
Are you counting out emailed letters of resignation, too, Breuk? Because I resigned from a huge technology company back in August after 17 years of employment, and for professionals and executives who were leaving, a letter of resignation was standard fare, either a hard or soft copy. That's still standard practice among all the fortune 100 companies in this area. It makes your intentions clear, just like the company's letter of intent to new hires does during the offer and hiring process, and it spells out the details of your departure in a clear, concise and well-mannered way.

Black Water, I'm not sure that a formal letter of resignation is always required by a teenager working a job at a deli, but you can almost never be too courteous when it comes to dealing with managers/employers. I think the courtesy of providing two weeks' notice is always nice, and often what happens is bosses will tell you it's not necessary to work out that full two-week period, especially if you're a fairly new addition to the staff.

You got some good advice from others about not burning bridges with employers. Sometimes it would feel very good to do that. But good recommendations and references are nice things to have, especially when you're just entering the work force. Good luck to you!