You did great! Congratulations. For anyone reading this and considering doing the same, one minor tweak.
> I called and resigned immediately and told them I’d write up transition documents for the next developer
...or any other task they want at an appropriate hourly rate. That rate being at least 3x what you were making previously. Also you have to be totally OK with them not hiring you.
Depending on the relationship, perhaps the hours are only sold in packs of 10 and must be prepaid. (e.g. hourly rate is $300, no work done until each $3000 check clears)
> I called and resigned immediately and told them I’d write up transition documents for the next developer
...or any other task they want at an appropriate hourly rate. That rate being at least 3x what you were making previously. Also you have to be totally OK with them not hiring you.
Depending on the relationship, perhaps the hours are only sold in packs of 10 and must be prepaid. (e.g. hourly rate is $300, no work done until each $3000 check clears)