voluntary resignation
Choosing to leave
Voluntary resignation is the act of leaving a job, position, or membership by one's own choice rather than being fired, laid off, or forced out.
The phrase often appears in legal and HR contexts where the distinction matters: She submitted her voluntary resignation effective immediately.
Sometimes the voluntariness is questionable—an employee may be pressured to resign to avoid termination, making the "voluntary" part a formality.
- quitCease doing something
- jumping shipAbandoning a commitment midway
- two weeks noticeCustomary resignation advance warning
- workplace cultureShared office values, behaviors
- burnoutChronic occupational depletion
mental health · work-life balance · notice period · contract termination · self-reflection · clean break · dissatisfaction · moving on · greener pastures · financial stability · exit interview · severance pay · autonomy · loyalty · professional integrity · career change · fresh start · walking away
- Offboardingexit interview, final paycheck, termination letter, severance package, notice period
voluntary resignationtermination
Act of ending something
firing · dismissal · layoff · forced resignation · constructive dismissal
voluntary resignationretention
Continued holding or possession
job retention · contract renewal · staying put · tenure · reappointment
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