BEFORE YOU RESIGN

Read this before you click “Send.”

You’ve written the email—maybe more than once.

It’s sitting in your outbox, waiting for the right moment. You tell yourself you’ll send it after the next paycheck, after the bonus, after one more meeting, or after one more “sign.”

Resignation isn’t just a passing thought anymore. It’s starting to feel necessary: a way to breathe, to stop pretending, and to take back a part of yourself that’s been slipping away.

IT'S NOT JUST THE JOB

Most people don’t leave because of one bad day. It’s the slow buildup—weeks, months, even years of feeling stuck, unseen, or unheard.

When your ideas are dismissed until someone else presents them
When your values no longer align with the direction of leadership
When the job looks good on paper but feels empty in practice
When silence becomes your safest option
When your boss is an asshole

By the time you’re ready to resign, it’s rarely about workload. It’s about dignity. It’s about misalignment and realizing that showing up every day is costing you more than it’s giving back.

LEAVING IS NOT LIBERATION

Quitting can feel like taking back control. But not every exit leads to peace of mind.

Sometimes, the urge to let go comes from burnout or disappointment. And while those feelings are valid, emotional or rushed decisions can land you back in the same problems. Therefore, leaving should be a step toward something new, not a way to avoid something unresolved.

CHECK YOURSELF

Resigning can be a powerful move, and it’s most effective when it’s grounded.
Before you decide, slow down and be honest with yourself.

These three questions can help you understand whether it’s the right decision—or just the loudest option right now.

1. What exactly am I walking away from?
Is it a toxic environment? Leadership that doesn’t seem to care or listen? Work that no longer reflects who you are or what you believe in? Don’t just name the symptoms. Be clear about the deeper impact on your energy, your self-worth, and your direction.

2. What do I need more of in the next chapter?
Is it growth? Stability? Fair pay? Better boundaries? Define what’s been missing and what has to change. If you don’t, you risk trading one kind of frustration for another—with a new title, in a different environment.

3. Am I deciding with clarity or just reacting to pressure?
You don’t need a perfect plan. But you do need to know this choice isn’t just emotional. Sleep on it. If it still feels right when the emotions subside, it’s probably time.

Leaving is easy. Knowing your real “why” is the harder part.

MAKE SPACE FOR THE GRIEF

Every ending carries some kind of loss.

You might be letting go of something you once believed in, a team you valued, or a version of yourself that tried hard to make it work. That deserves to be acknowledged.

It’s okay to feel both grief and relief. You’re not just quitting a job—you’re closing a chapter that helped shape you.

STEP OUT WITH INTENTION

If you’ve made the call, leave with purpose.

You don’t need to make a scene. Endings don’t have to be dramatic to be meaningful. Say what’s necessary, protect your peace, and leave the rest.

Not everyone needs to hear your reasons. Not everyone needs the full story, and that’s okay.

Wrap up your work properly. Follow through. Don’t ghost the deliverables. The goal isn’t a perfect exit—it’s one you won’t regret.

You’re not just letting go of a role. You’re making space for something better.

CHOOSE CLARITY OVER CHAOS

A resignation isn’t the end. It’s a transition.

Whether it happens now or later, the decision has to be made with eyes open and on your terms—not out of fear, not out of resentment, but with a clear sense of what matters most at this point in your life.

You don’t need every detail figured out. What matters is understanding why you’re making this move and trusting that it’s the right step for where you’re headed.

Choose yourself—not to prove a point, but because you’ve outgrown the version of you that started in your organization.

And when it’s really time to go, you won’t need a sign.

You’ll just know.