Trust really is the foundation of a strong team. Reading this made me reflect on how, in my own career, trust had to flow in both directions — trusting the people who reported to me, and also trusting the people I reported to.
In my last role, that upward trust slowly eroded. Over time, I no longer felt confident that leadership had my back or my team’s back. And without that, it became harder for me to support and protect the people I was leading fully. The inconsistency that followed created a real weight — not just for me, but for the entire team.
Eventually, that breakdown of trust played a big role in my decision to step away from a career I once loved. Looking back, it felt meaningful that when I left, my entire team chose to leave as well.
Thank you for naming this so clearly. It shines a light on something often hard to articulate, but deeply felt in workplace environments.
Absolutely agree. It’s really hard when you can’t authentically support the direction a company is taking. Sometimes the only move is to get out of there- which sounds like the right call! I’m sure it really helped your team to see you make that decision too ☺️
Yeah, for sure. I think it did—they felt like they could pursue other opportunities too without letting the team down as a whole. I think it’s important to follow your intuition when you start feeling misaligned with companies or projects. At the end of the day, we have to look out for ourselves.
Trust really is the foundation of a strong team. Reading this made me reflect on how, in my own career, trust had to flow in both directions — trusting the people who reported to me, and also trusting the people I reported to.
In my last role, that upward trust slowly eroded. Over time, I no longer felt confident that leadership had my back or my team’s back. And without that, it became harder for me to support and protect the people I was leading fully. The inconsistency that followed created a real weight — not just for me, but for the entire team.
Eventually, that breakdown of trust played a big role in my decision to step away from a career I once loved. Looking back, it felt meaningful that when I left, my entire team chose to leave as well.
Thank you for naming this so clearly. It shines a light on something often hard to articulate, but deeply felt in workplace environments.
Absolutely agree. It’s really hard when you can’t authentically support the direction a company is taking. Sometimes the only move is to get out of there- which sounds like the right call! I’m sure it really helped your team to see you make that decision too ☺️
Yeah, for sure. I think it did—they felt like they could pursue other opportunities too without letting the team down as a whole. I think it’s important to follow your intuition when you start feeling misaligned with companies or projects. At the end of the day, we have to look out for ourselves.