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What's the best way to leave a job at a small studio?

After months of searching and interviews, I got an offer for a pretty sweet gig at a large company.
At the moment, I'm working at a tech start-up that seems to be having problems with the "start" part of it.

I am the only fulltime programmer. There is a more good chance that me leaving will shutdown the company.

I don't particularly like my boss, but I don't want to financially hurt the guy.

The job is gonna require some relocation, so once everything is finalized, I'll still have more than a month to wrap up everything here before even starting to move.

What can I do to ensure I've done all I can to leave this company with all it needs to go on without me?

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  • 1
    5y
    Automating everything might be too hard, maybe just find another dude to replace you or teach someone how to do your job (which might be even harder)
  • 2
    5y
    Well, give your notice now when things are definite so your boss can look for another employee who replaces you. You can then help that new employee getting started before you leave.

    It's not your responsibility to make sure a proper replacement is there, that's your boss' part
  • 3
    5y
    The notice time specified in the contract should be enough, that's why it's there. You are not responsible for the company's future without you, or you shouldn't be.

    Just info that you are leaving and do what you are told and responsible for before it. Easier said than done?
  • 2
    5y
    Your boss has decided not to invest in staff backup, so he has opted for a cheaper, but riskier way. In fact, he is such a cheap bean counter that he wasn't content with that saving - he ALSO had to give you a rather lousy pay, thereby making it more probable that you leave because of a better offer.

    Let them crash and burn. Your boss is a greedy dick and doesn't deserve otherwise.
  • 2
    5y
    I think it’s important that you always leave on speaking terms. So if it’s definite that you’ll start a new job, tell them asap. A month is too short to recruit a new person. Which isn’t your problem, but you’ll end up being a nice guy for helping them out.
  • 1
    5y
    I was in the same situation btw. But my boss became one of my best friends, that’s what made it kind of hard. When i told him my new boss would pay almost double the salary i had, he just laughed and told me i would be stupid to not take the job. Told him almost three months before i left. They started looking for a new dev in the last 2 weeks, didn’t work, helped them as a freelancer over the weekends.
  • 2
    5y
    You never have such SPOFs. Even if the department isn't worth shit or there's little money, you always have one worker more than the crew necessary to keep the thing running for a few months. If they didn't they took the risk and failed. Not your fault.
  • 1
    5y
    It's not your responsibility to make the business work.
  • 0
    5y
    git force push master
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