Journey to Mastery

The following is the resignation letter I am going to send to my manager in the next couple of days.

Hi ***,

Please consider this as my formal notice of resignation effective July 31, 2019. My last day of work will be July 30, 2019.

I have been with [company] for over two years now and for the most part, it was a rewarding experience -- especially my stint as the lead of the [team] and for this, I am grateful.

In my years as a developer, I have seen and been with teams in many organizations and I can say with pride and confidence that this team embodies the spirit of agile the closest -- self-organizing, cross-functional and always seeking to improve. Of course, the journey to mastery never ends (or as Kent Beck puts it, perfect is a verb, not an adjective). It's non-linear and context-dependent. The struggle to overcome our weaknesses and reinforce our strengths is constant. It is real. To get side-tracked, make mistakes, fall behind or fail is inevitable. At the end of the day, it's the motivation of the people in the team that carries them through the errors and failures into the next level. And from what I've seen, I have no doubt that the [team] has what it takes. It will do well with or without me.

Regards,

Ronald

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I decided the above was too dramatic. So, here's what I actually sent.

Please consider this as my formal notice of resignation effective July 31, 2019. My last day of work will be July 30, 2019.

I have been with [company] for over two years now and as a whole, it was a rewarding experience; especially my stint as the lead of the [team], for which I am most grateful.

In my years as a developer, I have seen and been with teams in many organizations and it is not too much of a stretch for me to say that the [team] is the best (if not in actual, then definitely, in potential). It strives to be agile and lean. It is self-organizing, autonomous and cross-functional. The journey to mastery is a struggle but given time and opportunity, I have no doubt that the Collection team will get there with or without me. I hope I get the chance to work with such a team again in the future.