Is this the sweetest way to say 'I quit'?

In an unconventional move, a professional previously working at a psychiatric hospital in Washington, sent a resignation cake to her co-workers as goodbye, KOMO News reported.

"Western State Hospital: I QUIT!!!" Sara Childers scribbled in icing across the top of the sheet cake adding, "Official Notice," and the date. She then signed her name on the bottom of with thick black frosting.

Childers, who worked at the Forensics Ward 2 of Western State Hospital, showed her solidarity to her former colleagues, by writing "Forensics 2 Swing Shift: I [heart] you!"

"I kind of just wanted to laugh with everybody again when I left," she said.

Childers left the hospital out of frustration with the bureaucracy and management that "will not allow it to be successful,” she told ABC News, adding that such issues extend beyond this one facility.

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"This is not entirely all of Western State Hospital’s fault,” she said.

“This is a community problem, a statewide problem and a cultural problem. Mental illness is extremely stigmatised."

After quitting her job, Childers said she looks to focus on her nonprofit group, which she said is active in the community and is making a much larger impact in the mental health field.

In response to the resignation cake,  a hospital spokeswoman told ABC News: “This was quite likely the most unique ‘letter’ of resignation ever submitted to Western State Hospital. Meanwhile, we thank the 2,000 dedicated staff members who do come to work day and night because they find it both challenging and rewarding to help our patients on their journey to recovery.”

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