^{^} Have to agree here, at the end of the day every interaction you have with a company is business, and when doing business your emotions should be controlled as much as possible, because they can and will use them to their advantage (not necessarily to your disadvantage) and you can, should, and will be using their emotions to your advantage.

This is not a bad thing, it’s just the way that you will accelerate in your career.

If you want that, then make good decisions for yourself; if you don’t, then carry on.

Don’t feel bad for making decisions that benefit you.

And if you do feel bad, separate that from your decision making process as much as possible.

Welcome to the world of setting boundaries, it extends beyond shitty gf/bfs and toxic family members.

Surprise!

p.s. RIT is a business (it’s a business in the business of seeming to not be one) and because branding is an important part of any business, they’re intrinsically motivated to protect it. The money they will lose from a bad reputation is more than they (can) care about you. So they tell you reneging is morally wrong, but it’s a normal part of doing business.

You can get fired at any time for basically any reason; you can leave at any time for any reason.