Great description and agreed. I had a similar experience with a bad manager, with similar outcomes. CEO and CTO felt bad about the issues, said they respected

Great description and agreed. I had a similar experience with a bad manager, with similar outcomes. CEO and CTO felt bad about the issues, said they respected me for how I handled the situation, offered a severance even though I was with the company for only a short time, and offered to introduce me to others to help with the next step of career. Similarly I burned the bridge with that manager... good riddance. Years later I find out they fired the manager after a year, and that the CTO still thinks favorably of me.