Leaving My Job: Was This Normal?

The author, a cybersecurity professional with over 5 years of experience, left a large company to join a small consulting organization, accepting a 15% salary reduction for the experience. They found disorganized processes, including penetration tests that were too short and the use of outdated OWASP guides. Despite their suggestions to improve processes, they were ignored and eventually resigned. After giving notice, they discovered that internal communication was dysfunctional, with team members not being informed of their departure and that of another manager.