It was not an easy decision, but I decided to go ahead with letting my manager know about me leaving. Not throwing the letter upfront, but letting her know that she should start finding someone to cover my work scope. Despite my usual rants about how double standard she can be, honestly she is a really good boss. She has her fair share of difficult times, but she never leaves the team to fight the war alone. I am proud of who she is.
She told me that she has met nasty bosses before who left the blame to the team instead of taking it up. Politics. And so, she decided that she will never become such a boss in future. Not easy to be who she is trying to be, I give her respect for this.
In reality, experiences make us grow into someone better. Although you are who you are, you learn from experiences and make it a point of who you do not want to turn out to be like. This would be my greatest takeaway and the greatest lesson that she has given me.
It is not because you are not enough to make me stay or have only managed to keep me for so long. It is because you never give up on us which earned our respect. You are a irreplaceable trainer in my life and may the company change for the better and your life be more peaceful.