So... after a great holiday, I'm back at work for about 3 more months before going off on a sabbatical... except my workplace doesn't know yet. I will be giving them 4 weeks notice as per the requirement.
But I'm feeling bad, because I've come back to find that one team member has left and another one is leaving soon. AND the company is not hiring new people. Even if they did, it's a pain to train them up to a competent level. Either way it's kind of screwed.
Obviously, I'm not going to let that deter me from leaving (and in fact this only confirms that I'm leaving at a great time for me), but I'm just wondering if there is a good way to approach this situation. I don't feel bad about leaving my company at all - I just feel bad about abandoning my team, because with every loss of a team member, things become more busy and difficult for those left behind.
My current idea is this:
1) Tell my team members about my plan to resign, hours before actually handing in my resignation to upper management, so they hear it from me first. Ask them if there is any way I might make things easier for them, without compromising my own plans. Is that appropriate? Also, this brings us to...
2) I wouldn't actually mind continuing to do some work for this company from time to time, as I could use the money. Not quite sure how likely this is, as upper management has indicated before they don't really like people working remotely. But who knows, if things are dire, they might reconsider the notion. Of course, if I am to work for them, I want it to be on my own terms. Again, not sure how flexible they will be. Assuming this is all possible... Am I crazy to not just run away from this mess and just start fresh with something else and try my own pursuits? Or is it a good opportunity to negotiate something that could be quite beneficial to me?
What do you all think? Thanks in advance. :)