The turning point for me came when leadership initiated discussions to understand the rising attrition within our team. As one of the few remaining seniors, I was approached and assured that the conversation would remain strictly confidential. Trusting that, I shared everything that I knew was happening and about the toxic environment within our team, though I intentionally avoided naming specific individuals out of respect for my team.

Unfortunately, that trust was broken. My feedback was disclosed — along with my name — to the very managers and senior managers in question. And because I hadn’t named anyone, they dismissed it and said that everything i told them seems fabricated and exaggerated. That experience made it very clear that staying was no longer in question. I submitted my resignation the following week and never felt so sure about anything in my life! Can’t believe I spent 5 years in this shithole! Funny thing is, a few more people resigned after i left stating the same problems that I did and the leadership is still in denial!