I gave work four weeks notice last Monday. So far it's all going well. My manager said he wasn't surprised which is a little annoying because hey if you know your employee isn't happy shouldn't you do more? But he's listening to my concerns I think out of genuine interest to do better. My team lead, my direct supervisor, continues to be a weak leader. He's done only cursory reassignment of projects. Giving them four weeks may be a double edged sword. Plenty of time to transition, but it's also plenty of time to procrastinate.

My manager said he told my team lead "he gave you four weeks, he isn't just abandoning you," which was my intent. I'm glad that's been recognized.

A number of people have reached out to chat which has been nice.

By the time I leave, it will have been 17.5 years at this one employer. I'd happily have done another 17.5 before making a retirement plan, but I think they're in decline and fear if I don't take some action I'll end up dragged down with. I told one of the people that called to talk "what if I find myself in my 50s behind industry peers with few transferable skills?"

I wonder if I'm being too candid and possibly burning bridges, but I think if they don't address the issues I see it won't matter if there are some hurt feelings. I wouldn't go back, anyway. My hope is my departure can stimulate some discussion and action. The people I've talked to have been "yeah I get it."