feel like a weight has been lifted from their shoulders?
Three days later, I can feel my entire nervous system starting to relax. Not having to care about how the latest abomination of an org design will work. Not having to care about the politics. Not having to care about the ongoing threat of layoffs, or how the work will get done with so many good people gone.
The money was good, but it wasn’t worth the constant stress and uncertainty. And let me be clear - I don’t mind the stress of work, of getting a challenging job done well and on time. But there’s a big difference between the stress of the work itself, that is somewhat within your control, and organizational stress that is completely outside of your control. This company thrives on the latter, and has not enough of the former.