Quitting a job

bkiersted
Sat, 25 Aug 2007 00:20:54 +0000

I’ve been working at a restaurant from February of this year to now, twelve hours per week. I want to quit in the beginning of September. I like this job so much, but I have more important academic things to do. Also, this job is perfectly irrelevant to my career goal. Since this is my first job, I don’t know how the process of quitting works.

How do you quit a job politely? I’m afraid my employer will get mad at me. Is it looked badly on a resume or by future employers if you stayed in a job for only 6 months? Will I look like a job-hopper who constantly hops around different jobs and doesn’t stay in one much long?

Thanks.