u/Fluffy-Quarter4186

I've been working for my current organization for about 2 years. It's a nonprofit with high turnover and overwhelming, stressful work. My long distance partner and I have been planning for months to move in together in another city this summer, and I'm planning on putting in one month's notice this week.

After years of absent and somewhat apathetic leadership, my department just got a new supervisor. This new person seems like a good leader and is intent on turning things around for my department (which is chronically understaffed). As the second most senior member of my department, he relies on me a lot for questions/clarification as he's still getting a handle on things. I'm worried about two things: firstly, the reaction from my supervisor and my supervisees for resigning 2 months after our previous team leader quit. Second and more crucially, the mountain of work and confusion that will be left on my colleagues' desks, and the gulf in operational knowledge that will be formed after I leave. The people I work with are sweet and hardworking, but the organization sucks and I'm ready to move on to bigger and better things with my partner in a new town. Apart from giving them plenty of notice (4 weeks) I can't think of any graceful way to handle this. Does anyone have experience or insight in leaving a team that's in the middle of a critical and/or transitionary period?

I've been working for my current organization for about 4.5 years. It's a nonprofit with high turnover and overwhelming, stressful work. My long distance partner and I have been planning for months to move in together in another city this summer, and I'm planning on putting in one month's notice next week or the following.

After years of absent and apathetic leadership, my department just got a new supervisor. This new person seems like a good leader and is intent on turning things around for my department (which is chronically understaffed). As the second most senior member of my department, he relies on me a lot for questions/clarification as he's still getting a handle on things. I'm worried about two things: firstly, the reaction from my supervisor and my supervisees for resigning 2 months after our previous team leader quit. Second and more crucially, the mountain of work and confusion that will be left on my colleagues' desks, and the gulf in operational knowledge that will be formed after I leave. The people I work with are sweet and hardworking, but the organization sucks and I'm ready to move on to bigger and better things with my partner in a new town. Apart from giving them plenty of notice (4 to 5 weeks) I can't think of any graceful way to handle this. Does anyone have experience or insight in leaving a team that's in the middle of a critical and/or transitionary period?