How the letter maker works
- Type your details — name, manager, company, position, today’s date — and pick the situation that fits: standard, retail, remote, short time at the job, or going to a competitor.
- Check the last working day the tool computes for you. It shows 14 calendar days and 10 business days side by side, and you pick which goes in the letter.
- Print the letter on US Letter or A4 paper at true size and sign it — or copy the ready-to-send email version.
Every template you find on a results page stops at the same wall: [Date], [Manager's Name], [Last Day] — placeholders you retype by hand, or an account you have to create. This page assembles the finished letter instead, including the one piece of arithmetic nobody does for you: the last working day.
What goes in the letter (and what stays out)
| Goes in | Why |
|---|---|
| That you are resigning, and from which position | The letter’s one job: say it plainly |
| Your last working day | The date your employer actually needs — computed for you |
| A brief thank-you | One or two sentences, honest and short |
| An offer to help with the handover | Training a successor, leaving files in order |
What stays out: complaints, detailed reasons, and the name of your next employer. None of them help you, and the letter this tool builds never asks for them. The situation presets only change the middle paragraph — the retail version talks about shifts and training a replacement, the remote version about files, passwords and returning equipment, the short-time-at-the-job version keeps its thank-you brief.
The last working day, computed two ways
“Two weeks” has two honest readings, and employers mean both:
- 14 calendar days from your notice date — the literal reading. If it lands on a weekend, the tool moves it to the Friday before, because that is when you would actually work.
- 10 business days — two working weeks, counting your notice day as day 1 and skipping weekends.
Most of the time the two land within a few days of each other; you choose which date goes in the letter. What the tool deliberately does not do is guess public holidays — they vary by state and country, so the business-day count skips weekends only, and the page says so. If your contract or offer letter states a notice period, that number beats both readings.
The date calculator is the bench tool for any other date arithmetic — work weeks until a move date, or days left on a contract.
Print it or send it
Both outputs are built from the same text:
- A paper letter, US Letter or A4, at true size, with room to sign in ink. Use your browser’s print dialog or the PDF download — either way it comes out on real paper your manager can keep.
- An email version with a subject line, ready to copy into your mail app. Same letter, no letterhead needed.
One honest note on the printed letter: it uses standard built-in fonts, so letters outside the basic Latin set (like Ł or ő) print simplified. If your name needs them, the email version keeps them exactly as you type them.
Who this is for
Anyone handing in notice at an hourly or salaried job — a retail shift worker writing their first resignation letter, a remote developer keeping it short and professional, or a manager printing a finished letter for their own move. When your last day lands, the printable timesheet calculator is the companion for the final pay period: hours in hours-and-minutes and decimal, on a card both of you can sign.
The letter is the easy half of the job. What to say in person first, whether notice is required at all, and which last day the letter should name are answered in the guide How do you write a two weeks notice? — with this maker embedded where the words happen.
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Questions
Is two weeks 14 calendar days or 10 business days?
Both readings exist, so the tool computes both and shows them side by side: 14 calendar days from your notice date, and 10 business days counting your notice day as day 1 (weekends skipped). Pick which one goes in the letter. The one source that beats both is your own contract or offer letter — if it states a notice period, that is the one that counts.
Do I have to give two weeks notice?
This tool does not advise on that. Whether notice is expected, customary or required depends on your contract, your employer and where you work. If you are unsure, check your offer letter or ask your HR contact before you write anything.
What should a two weeks notice letter say?
Four things, in this order: that you are resigning, your last working day, a brief thank-you, and an offer to help with the handover. What stays out: complaints, reasons you do not need to give, and anything about where you are going next. The letter this tool builds follows exactly that shape.
Can I send a two weeks notice by email instead of on paper?
Yes — the tool builds both. The letter prints on US Letter or A4 paper at true size so you can sign it in ink and hand it over, and the email version is the same text with a subject line, ready to copy into your mail app. Which one is right depends on your workplace; both are normal.
Do I have to say where I'm going?
No, and the letter never asks. Even the 'going to a competitor' preset stays neutral: it says you have accepted a position with another company and nothing more. You never owe a resignation letter the name of your next employer.
Does the business-day count include public holidays?
No. The 10-business-day count skips Saturdays and Sundays only — public holidays vary by state and country, and this tool does not pretend to know them. If a holiday falls inside your two weeks, your true last working day may come earlier; check a calendar for your state.
Is anything uploaded when I make my letter?
No. The letter is assembled and the PDF is drawn on your device, inside your browser. Nothing you type is sent anywhere, and closing the tab erases it — except the form fields this browser remembers locally for your next visit.