{
 "schema": "aiblocks-page/1",
 "id": "resignation-letter-writer",
 "type": "skill",
 "name": "Resignation letter writer",
 "summary": "Share your role, last day and tone. Get a short resignation letter, what to say first and a handover list.",
 "headline": "Resignation letter writer",
 "subhead": "Give it your role, who you report to, your notice period and the tone you want. It writes a short, polite resignation letter that states your last day, a few lines to say to your manager first, and a handover list. It leaves out reasons you don't want to give.",
 "job": {
  "id": "write-emails",
  "name": "Write emails that get read"
 },
 "level": "beginner",
 "thinking": "low",
 "tested": true,
 "updated": "2026-10-27",
 "first_published": "2026-10-27",
 "inputs": [
  {
   "type": "question",
   "required": true,
   "label": "Question",
   "what": "the problem, decision or piece of work you want help with, and what a good outcome looks like"
  }
 ],
 "outputs": [
  {
   "type": "copy_draft",
   "required": true,
   "label": "Copy draft",
   "what": "a draft of any copy (ad, page, email or script) that a check or edit pass works on"
  }
 ],
 "you_give": [
  "Your role, your employer and who you report to",
  "Your last day, and your notice period from your contract",
  "The tone you want: plain, warm or formal",
  "Whether you want to give a reason, and what it is (optional)",
  "What you are working on, for the handover list (optional)"
 ],
 "you_get": [
  "A short resignation letter with your last day",
  "A few lines to say to your manager first",
  "A handover list from what you are working on",
  "A note on what to check in your contract"
 ],
 "use_when": [
  "You have decided to leave and need to write the letter.",
  "You want to know what to say to your manager before you hand it in.",
  "You want a handover list so you leave on good terms."
 ],
 "skip_when": [
  "You haven't decided to leave yet: decide first, then come back to write the letter.",
  "You want to know your rights, such as notice or pay owed: check your contract and ask an employment adviser.",
  "You are a manager letting staff go: use the Layoff plan writer for cuts, and ask an employment adviser about a single dismissal."
 ],
 "output_sample": {
  "input": [
   "Your role, employer and who you report to",
   "Your last day and your notice period from your contract",
   "The tone you want, and whether you want to give a reason",
   "What you are working on, for the handover (optional)"
  ],
  "output": [
   {
    "name": "Say this first",
    "contains": "A few lines to tell your manager in person before they read the letter."
   },
   {
    "name": "Letter",
    "contains": "A short, polite letter that states you are resigning, your last day and a line of thanks."
   },
   {
    "name": "Handover list",
    "contains": "What you are working on, its status, and who takes it, or marked as to be agreed."
   },
   {
    "name": "Check in your contract",
    "contains": "Points to confirm, such as notice, holiday owed and returning equipment."
   },
   {
    "name": "Missing",
    "contains": "Anything you did not tell it, such as a notice period."
   },
   {
    "name": "Checks missed",
    "contains": "One line for each of its own checks that still fails, or none."
   }
  ]
 },
 "output_shape": "SAY THIS FIRST\n<three lines for your manager>\n\nLETTER\n<date>\nDear <name>,\n<I am resigning from my role as ... My last day will be ...>\n<one line of thanks>\n<offer to help with the handover>\nYours sincerely,\n<name>\n\nHANDOVER LIST\n- <task> | Status <...> | Who takes it <MISSING>\n\nCHECK IN YOUR CONTRACT\n- <point>\n\nMISSING\n<what you did not tell it>\n\nCHECKS MISSED\n<one line per check still missed, or none>",
 "how_to_use": [
  "Start a chat with the skill. Open it if you added it to your AI, or copy it and paste it in.",
  "Check your contract for your notice period and who must receive the letter, then give those facts.",
  "Say the tone you want, and whether you want to give a reason.",
  "Tell your manager in person or by call first, using the lines it wrote, and then hand in the letter.",
  "Use the handover list to plan your last weeks."
 ],
 "checks": [
  "The letter says you are resigning and gives your last day in the first lines.",
  "It is short enough to read in under a minute.",
  "It contains no complaints, blame or threats.",
  "No notice period or legal right is stated unless you gave it.",
  "The handover list uses only what you told it."
 ],
 "next": [
  {
   "name": "Email draft reviewer",
   "url": "https://useaiblocks.com/skills/email-draft-reviewer",
   "why": "Email draft reviewer"
  },
  {
   "name": "Email draft readiness checker",
   "url": "https://useaiblocks.com/prompts/email-send-readiness-scorer",
   "why": "Email draft readiness checker"
  }
 ],
 "source": null,
 "credits": [],
 "files": [],
 "links": {
  "page": "https://useaiblocks.com/skills/resignation-letter-writer",
  "markdown": "https://useaiblocks.com/skills/resignation-letter-writer.md",
  "json": "https://useaiblocks.com/skills/resignation-letter-writer.json",
  "instructions": "https://useaiblocks.com/skills/resignation-letter-writer/SKILL.md",
  "api_item": "https://useaiblocks.com/api/v1/items/resignation-letter-writer",
  "api_document": "https://useaiblocks.com/api/v1/documents/skill/resignation-letter-writer",
  "mcp": "https://useaiblocks.com/mcp"
 }
}