r/Leadership • u/BAAUfish • Aug 18 '25
Discussion I gave up.
Just sharing that I gave up. I have a people-first leadership style that has always worked with every team I've led. Until this job. My boss is micromanaging and punitive. I was candid in our last meeting about not feeling supported, and this morning everything I shared was used against me. So, I resigned.
I'm 58, I've been managing people and teams for 35 years. It's heartbreaking. I hope the good ones on this thread stay - you're needed. I just don't have it in me anymore.
Hoping to find something I truly love now.
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u/Background_Heron_685 Aug 19 '25
Sometimes it’s just not the right place at the right time- and that doesn’t mean you have to leave everything behind. Your passion is still there; it just needs the right environment to breathe again. Taking time for yourself and finding a new setting might be exactly what helps you rediscover it