Resigning from my 12 year job.
The night before, bago maguwian, I sent a chat to my boss asking for a brief in person meeting the next day.
On the day itself, unusually maaga siyang dumating sa office. I approached him and asked if pwede ko na siyang kausapin and he said yes. Di ko na maalala yung exact na mga sinabi ko, pero sinunod ko lang yung nasa resignation letter ko - na I’m informing him personally, when is my last day, gratefulness, help sa transition… the usual shit. When I try to remember what I exactly said ang blurry, di ko maalala nang detailed. Then he asked what made me resign, nagaaply ba ako, alam na ba ng HR ‘to. So sagot ko I want to grow, learn new things, new environment, and sa ibang industry ako, and that iinform ko na yung HR after. Our whole conversation lasted maybe around 7 minutes. Super bilis lang.
I know I should feel relief or comfort, pero bakit nalulungkot ako? I was just expecting more reaction from him. Maybe wala talaga akong naiambag na importante sa kanya sa 12 year stay ko dito.
TLDR: I’m resigning after 12 years in my current work. I was expecting more reaction from my boss but I didn’t get much. Maybe my 12 year tenure here didn’t help him at all.
Edit 1: Thank you for your time reading and responding. I’m reading all the comments. It’s only my second job/company. First time ko lang mag in person resignation. My first job/company was only 9 months and inemail ko lang resignation ko. Now, I’m looking forward to complete my 30 day here with my 100% and look forward to the next chapter.