Bank Manager Rewrites An Employee's Resignation Letter So He Could Praise Himself
The employee and his boss are believed to be working in a local bank in Singapore.
By Samantha Khor — 28 Oct 2016, 01:02 PM
All Chester Ang wanted to do was quit his job as a telesales executive to fulfill his dreams, but was left dumbfounded when his boss handed him a "rewritten" resignation letter unlike the one he'd initially sent in
Ang, a bank call centre operator in Singapore, penned a short and simple resignation letter (above) to give his manager when he decided to leave his job of more than two years to start his own pet shop.
Ang was furious to find out that the revised letter included cringe-worthy passages praising his boss for his "mentorship and guidance" and for having made "important contributions to my professional development"
"The manager passed the letter to me telling me that this is a better piece and to pass it back to him after signing", Ang was quoted as saying by The Mirror UK.
Ang chucked the letter aside and even tore it up before he left the office, saying, "I could have typed a good one myself with compliments if he was a good manager. But everything was the opposite so I don't think I can sign it."
He has decided to hold true to his initial resignation letter and will be serving his last day at the firm today, 28 October.
Ang also said that his manager claimed to have rewritten the letter to boost his portfolio for future career opportunities. Even so, he is adamant that not signing it was the right thing to do.
He revealed that the post received mixed reactions from the public, with some supporting his decision while others chided him for being unprofessional and "childish" by posting photos of the rewritten letter
Ang said, "I was told off by a few people online who felt that I should have sent a more professional letter. I simply wanted to resign. I didn't write bad things about the manager which I could have done."
"I heard from previous staff who left from his team, he too edited their resignations," he added.