AskABoss: 'Almost every time I walk down the hall, I can hear my boss talking about how he feels screwed over by my departure'
I recently resigned from my job. I was only at the company for a year and a half, but I came into the job with a lot of experience from a similar role elsewhere, so I managed to get a lot done in that time. The organization isn’t in great financial shape, and there was recently a massive restructure. At the time, I thought I might get laid off, so I sent out a few job applications just to be safe. During this process, I discovered that I had been very underpaid for my skills.
Now, I’m in a constant state of anxiety about leaving this job. I feel so guilty. I can’t sleep at night, and I dread going into work every morning. Furthermore, I’m worried that my boss will give me a bad reference the next time I’m searching for job. Is there anything I can do about this? That’s not to say that losing a key employee isn’t painful or disappointing. It can be! But decent managers recognize that a normal and expected part of having employees is that at some point those employees will move on. You’re trading your labor for money, and you’re supposed to make job decisions based on what makes sense for your career.Even if it is true that your organization could go under as the result of your leaving, that’s a sign that it wasn’t going to survive anyway.
But even if they had gone all out to try to keep you earlier — even if they paid you generously, gave you the best clients, and otherwise tried to make this a job you wouldn’t want to leave — you’d still be entitled to leave. Maybe you would have found a job with a better commute or more interesting projects, or you’d have decided to move for a partner’s job, or just felt like doing something different.
You haven’t done a single thing wrong here. You were underpaid and your company was unstable. You went looking at your options, and you found a job that pays better, has great benefits, and will let you do interesting work. Of course you’re taking that job. Good for you!
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