Practice talk · Work · 4 min

Tell your boss you’re quitting.

You asked your manager for a quick private chat. Practice it first: Lincoln plays your manager, and Marcus Aurelius coaches you.

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About 4 minutes.
Work · 4 min

Tell my boss I’m quitting

Lincoln plays your managerSurprised, and keen to keep you
They will open with

“You wanted to talk? I’ve got ten minutes before my next call.”

What good looks like
  • You say it in your first two sentences
  • You give your last day
  • You turn down a counteroffer kindly
Marcus Aurelius coaches you · Delivering news firmly
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Your first rehearsal is free.

The talk.

The situation

“I have decided to leave my job, and I need to tell my manager.”

They will open with

“You wanted to talk? I’ve got ten minutes before my next call.”

Your manager: surprised, and keen to keep you.

The skill it trains

Delivering news firmly.

What good looks like
  • You say it in your first two sentences
  • You give your last day
  • You turn down a counteroffer kindly

Who you practice with.

How it works.

  1. Pick the talkAnd how hard they push back: Gentle, Realistic or Tough.
  2. Say your partA mentor plays the other person, in character, line by line.
  3. A coach steps inWhen a line works against you: one tip, then try that line again.
  4. See what workedThree marks, your strongest line, and a next step to save.

Warm up in a minute.

The drill that trains the moment this talk turns on. Free, and it runs on your iPhone.

Drill · 1 minute
Always free

Handle the pushback

An answer you have said once is easier to find when the pushback comes for real.

Your managerIt’s not in the budget this year.
  • You acknowledge what they said
  • You hold your point
  • You ask a question

More work talks.

Your first rehearsal is free

Practice it before it’s real.

Lincoln plays your manager. You find your words before it counts.

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AI plays the other person and writes the coaching. The mentors are AI voices in the manner of these figures, not the people themselves. Counsel is for practice and reflection. It is not therapy, and not medical, legal or financial advice.

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