It is a bridge burning act, whether that bridge survives enough to allow you back over with better pay and conditions it still leaves a certain amount damaged. Good will from the employer, colleagues and perhaps other contacts. As a negotiating tool I see it as very risky. I also think that even if you stay on you should still look for another job. Your employer and colleagues probably expects that you are still looking for a better offer.
I am thinking only of resigning for another job. If it is to pursue say higher education or to go off with an NGO somewhere then perhaps the employer sees things differently. I did that and got a nice watch as a pressie along with a meal out with colleagues and bosses paid for the company (the education not NGO I hasten to add). I never went back but the good will was there and I'd at least get the good references from them.
No, say you are going just go. Might be a cliche about staying and you are on your way out as soon as the employer can replace you but it does happen (legal considerations being accounted for). In the UK there are employment laws which offer a degree of protection but despite them if you follow procedures with the paperwork to back them up you can always get rid of anyone sooner or later. Seen it done.
I am thinking only of resigning for another job. If it is to pursue say higher education or to go off with an NGO somewhere then perhaps the employer sees things differently. I did that and got a nice watch as a pressie along with a meal out with colleagues and bosses paid for the company (the education not NGO I hasten to add). I never went back but the good will was there and I'd at least get the good references from them.
No, say you are going just go. Might be a cliche about staying and you are on your way out as soon as the employer can replace you but it does happen (legal considerations being accounted for). In the UK there are employment laws which offer a degree of protection but despite them if you follow procedures with the paperwork to back them up you can always get rid of anyone sooner or later. Seen it done.