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I'm a Software Engineer and a teacher.
There's no feeling quite like the one you get when you watch someone's eyes light up learning something they didn't know.
but the one thing that keeps me held up is the thought of having to openly and honestly tell your boss why you're leaving, telling them why you were so unhappy as to look for another job, etc.
As someone who recently made the jump, I hear you. Telling my previous boss, I would be leaving was one of the things I dreaded most about the process. That said, you don't need to tell him all of your grievances and every little thing you hate about the current job.
There is an expression I heard "The difference between a wise person and a fool; the fool always says the truth, the wise person never lies." In other words, you don't have to say everything, just mention the objective parts (or some of them). In my case, my boss asked what it would take to keep me, but as soon as I mentioned how much of a salary bump I was getting that was the end of it.
We ended off our relationship on a great note, he even wrote a whole moving goodbye to me on LinkedIn and we still interact often.
As someone who recently made the jump, I hear you. Telling my previous boss, I would be leaving was one of the things I dreaded most about the process. That said, you don't need to tell him all of your grievances and every little thing you hate about the current job.
There is an expression I heard "The difference between a wise person and a fool; the fool always says the truth, the wise person never lies." In other words, you don't have to say everything, just mention the objective parts (or some of them). In my case, my boss asked what it would take to keep me, but as soon as I mentioned how much of a salary bump I was getting that was the end of it.
We ended off our relationship on a great note, he even wrote a whole moving goodbye to me on LinkedIn and we still interact often.
That's awesome to hear! Really powerful advice, you've given. Thank you!
Wise words, this.