I resigned from my position at Red Hat last Thursday, and it truly broke my heart. My journey with Linux began back in 1995 when I was just a broke kid trying to install Slackware on a spare PC. Fast forward a few years, I landed my first job as a web programmer at a small web hosting company, where I managed to convince my boss to switch all our servers to Linux. Over the years, I held various roles, primarily in Linux administration and web development, before joining IBM in 2016. My time at IBM was frustrating; I received no bonuses and only a minimal raise during my five years there. I felt undervalued, especially when I received a meager block of RSU stock that barely made a difference in my finances. In 2021, I was thrilled to accept a position at Red Hat, which felt like a dream come true for a long-time Linux enthusiast. I joined the Ceph/Software Defined Storage team and was just getting up to speed when IBM took over the Ceph team, forcing me back to IBM. Those 10 months were the worst of my career, filled with panic attacks and overwhelming responsibilities with little support. I was promised that the Red Hat culture would be preserved, but that turned out to be a lie. After filing a complaint about unpaid overtime, I managed to transfer back to Red Hat, where I've spent the last three years on the High Availability Cluster team, working with an amazing group of people. However, I've noticed significant changes in the company culture over the past year, and it no longer resembles the Red Hat I joined. It was a tough decision to resign, especially after sharing the news with my team. My last day is November 12th, and I'm filled with mixed emotions about leaving a place that has meant so much to me.