Interesting, its quite true as i have had some experienced about this. And what make it worst the manager can not accept and agree with you about your resignation. It our life, our future, so we should be able to decide where we go not them.

I thing i learned, even when you are on the right side the higher management will always sided by the manager. Nothing to do just suck up and leave in a good term. Sometimes good term is just no enough if there are personal issues involved. haiya what to do. life goes on.