My manager humiliated me in front of a client — and it wasn’t even my fault. I was furious. I drafted a resignation email, hovered over the send button, then closed my laptop and walked out for coffee.

What stopped me? Rent, for one. But more than that — I realised quitting on impulse gives them closure. Staying meant keeping my options open, controlling my exit on my terms.

Sometimes power isn’t in walking away — it’s in knowing you can, but choosing your moment.