Navigating Job Relieving: Is an Email Enough or Do I Need a Formal Release Letter?

Due to medical problems, I was not able to continue my job at a famous IT company in Chennai. I went to the office only on the first day (the induction program) and could not go to work from the second day (i.e., I did not start working formally). I submitted a bond for two years on the first day. I spoke with my HR, and he understood my situation. I emailed him my resignation letter, and he accepted the same via email. He told me over the phone that he would give me a waiver for the bond breakage fee as my case was genuine.

Concerns About Relieving Process

Now, is the email correspondence enough for proper relieving from the company? Or should I get a release/relieving letter from the company to avoid problems in the future? The release letter must be obtained from another branch of the company, and I am worried if they would ask for a bond breakage fee or create further problems. My HR advised me that a release letter for one day of work will not be helpful. What should I do to avoid background check-related problems when I join another company? Please help me.

Then you shouldn't really worry about it. If you wish, you may choose to skip even mentioning this one-day experience in your resume and project as a fresher when you begin your job search again. You could use your 'medical problems' as the reason for any gap between now and when you start your next job.

All the best.

Regards,
TS

As you suggested, I won't mention joining this company in my resume. In spite of this, when I join another company, will they be able to find out through a background check that I joined that company earlier? If they could find out, will they ask me to show proof of formal release from that company? Guide me regarding the same.

Then you shouldn't really worry about it. If you wish, you may choose to skip even mentioning this experience of one day in your resume and project as a fresher when you begin your job search again. You could use your 'medical problems' as the reason for any gap between now and when you get or join another job. All the best.

Regards, TS

Background Check Concerns

As you suggested, I won't mention joining this company on my resume. However, when I join another company, will they be able to find out through a background check that I was with that company before? If they can find out, will they ask me to provide proof of formal release from that company? Please guide me on this matter.

Dear Mr. Arjun Shankar, there is nothing about losing your nerve here. Understand you are a fresher and there is yet a lot to be learned. In this case, you're not to worry as it was just a day, and relieving via email and employer's acceptance would be kept aside for future queries (that will do). On the contrary, no one will ask you even if you do not mention your job with your earlier company.

Good Luck...!

One day is not considered part of your experience. You have not even started the job formally, so how could you learn or know anything about the job in just a single day, especially without actually beginning work? If it were me, I would not count this as experience, and I wouldn't even submit a resignation email to my employer for a single day. Instead, I would have informed them over the phone that I had an issue preventing me from attending my duties. You have already done more than enough, and there is no need to worry about a single day's worth of experience.

In my opinion, a single day does not constitute experience at all. Even if they conduct a background check, it would be negligible because the reason for the short tenure is genuine.

Regards, Bharghavi

I will go with Meenakshi. You must not care or think much about this one day that you have spent there. This actually never matters, and I'm sure your new employer would never ever care about it too. So just chill and forget about it.