With a heavy heart, I rendered my transfer request. For other, I am probably just sweet-talking. But I mean every word in this letter and I didn’t realize how much I was attached to my job until now. No legal statue, no chance for promotion, but this job still inserted itself into my life and has already become my Comfort Zone. Life is a bitch. Sometimes, what we want doesn't matter. There is time when we all need to make a decision and do a right thing. Perhaps seven years is really too much, and it is just the time to move on.

Dear boss,

As you might remember that last year there was a vacancy in CL, and for your kind consideration, I was recommended to that job. However, I declined, because at that time this position didn’t release a headaccount. It is such a great honor to work for you and Mr. D, such a great pleasure to work with other colleagues in our department that I found, without enough incentive, almost impossible to consider a change.

Now, opportunity knocks the door and this time I find it hard to resist.

With L’s leaving, there is another opening in CL and this time they do offer a headaccount. As you might know, CL will soon be centralized and this is really a golden opportunity for me. Despite the fact that I deeply love my present job, I also realize that I am too old to let such opportunity slip. I’ve worked as Technical Assistant in our unit for more than seven years. I cherish every day working here, and please believe me, it’s really hard for me to leave. However, reality checks, I have to take my future into consideration. No matter how happy I am with where I am, without technique background I can’t go further if I don’t make some change. I’ve already discussed it with E and got a clear picture of this position. They are happy to accept me. I also have a talk with Mr. D about this, and now I really need your kindly approval and support.

I understand that my transfer might bring you and the unit great inconveniences, and surely you could count on me that if I got this opportunity, I would do my best to reduce the impact and ensure that my replacement would know everything I know about this job.

Best wishes and Awaiting for your reply

Yours sincerely

B