A man working for the UK Border Agency at Stansted Airport decided it was time to quit his job and follow his passion, in the cake business. So, naturally, he decided to offer up his resignation to management on a plate.
On a large cake, the man employed his dessert-decorating skills to pen his resignation letter in frosting. The friendly prose wished his employer and colleagues well, and reminded them that “if you enjoy this cake, you can order more at www.mrcake.co.uk.”
His subtle advertising may lead to more than just a purchase from a former employer. His story has been picked up by several news sources in the UK and abroad.
This isn’t the first time a worker has left their job in a quirky fashion (and caught the eye of the press). Here are a few others:
Poetic tweet. A former Sun Microsystems CEO opted for a 5-syllable/7-syllable/5-syllable Japanese poem—aka, a haiku—to announce his resignation. On Twitter he posted, “Financial crisis/Stalled too many customers/CEO no more.”
Marching off. A worker at a Providence hotel had his marching band accompany him to drop off his resignation letter. He posted the video on YouTube, which went viral.
Game over. An Australian game developer delivered his resignation in none other than a game, which he e-mailed to management and colleagues. His message, which was in the sky in a Super Mario Brothers game, went like this:
“Thank you, 2K Australia. You gave me a paycheck, an incredible project, and a world-class team to learn from. But my princess is in another castle. My last day will be June 5th.”
Public post. An editor chose a very public way to exit from TechCrunch, an online magazine, by posting his resignation. He got straight to the point, “[T]his is my last post on TechCrunch. And it’s my resignation letter. The first resignation letter I’ve ever written, in fact. Usually I get fired,” he wrote. Shortly following the post, a response was up on the site, titled “Paul, I Accept Your Resignation.”
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