Decay

Some deaths are abrupt surprises, some deaths you see from miles away. I've been thinking about resigning for a while now, a notion I initially tried to dismiss given how awful the current job landscape is. I told myself the signs I saw were merely projection of my dissatisfaction. By now, there's no denying that we're on a sinking ship. A deteriorating venture is a sight to behold, an odd party to be in. People sending customary goodbyes in Slack channels, at first getting none of your attention. It's a revolving door in tech companies, people just come and go every day. Then you notice they aren't getting replaced. Your team shrinking slowly, the participant list in your meetings now filled with orphan accounts. They aren't getting deactivated and transferred as fast as it should be. Platforms start to slog, their maintainers gone. Suddenly you're facing a major release and 80% of the people responsible are new, cobbled together from different functions in the company. You let out a…