Man hands in resignation ... on a cake
When Neil Berrett handed in his resignation he knew it wouldn't leave a bitter taste in the mouth of his employer ... because he did it with cake.The radiological data analyst had decided to write his resignation letter in icing on a giant one metre by 60cm cake.
Blue icing spelt out his intentions to leave Hunters Point Naval Shipyard, but added that he had enjoyed working there for the past three years.
"Dear Mr. Bowers - During the past three years, my tenure at the Hunters Point Naval Shipyard has been nothing short of pure excitement, joy and whim," read the cake which was presented to his boss.
The boss is now hoping more people will quit their jobs as it will save him spending a forture at Krispy Kreme Doughnuts.
The 23-year-old from San Francisco said he came up with the idea for the resignation cake because he wanted to celebrate his decision to change his career with his co-workers.
"I am resigning because I felt taking a different path would make me a happier person and thus I wanted to celebrate this with my coworkers," said Neil, who plans on taking time out to travel before pursuing a career as a photographer.
"I have a history of using baked goods to celebrate events in the workplace. I used to bring in a cake every Friday to celebrate the coming weekend."
Neil had the vanilla cake with Bavarian cream filling and fresh strawberries made at a local bakery called the Cake Gallery.
Most of his co-workers got to have a slice of the cake and it went down well with his boss who thought it was an original and unique idea.
But he did also have to hand in a more traditional paper version, "I did submit a formal letter of resignation on paper," he added.
"It's hard to file or fax a cake."
LINKS
Neil Berrett @ Flickr
"I am resigning because I felt taking a different path would make me a happier person and thus I wanted to celebrate this with my coworkers," said Neil, who plans on taking time out to travel before pursuing a career as a photographer.
"I have a history of using baked goods to celebrate events in the workplace. I used to bring in a cake every Friday to celebrate the coming weekend."
Neil had the vanilla cake with Bavarian cream filling and fresh strawberries made at a local bakery called the Cake Gallery.Most of his co-workers got to have a slice of the cake and it went down well with his boss who thought it was an original and unique idea.
But he did also have to hand in a more traditional paper version, "I did submit a formal letter of resignation on paper," he added.
"It's hard to file or fax a cake."
LINKS
Neil Berrett @ Flickr
