[header] How to resign when your boss refuses to accept your resignation [title] Resign in person. [step] If your first attempt at resignation was an email or fax, be sure to actually resign in person. A letter of resignation should merely be a form of documentation (though this is very important), but your message should come directly from you. 
Your boss is less likely to refuse you to your face. [title] Make sure you're not bound by a contract.