Right Now XXXI
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 64,605
Likes: 1,226
Right now I can empathize. 5+ years ago I quit a very good paying but soul sucking job for a part time job that paid $15 less an hour. I'm still making $20k/year less than that other job, but I'm so much happier and healthier.
Registered User
Joined: Apr 2015
Posts: 176
Likes: 7
Right now I'm realizing that I really needed to read that. Thanks for the insight, I appreciate it and it's making me think. I know a lot of people can empathize as this is fairly common, but I'm at a point now where I just feel like I'm getting walked all over and this company has promised my promotion for 3 years. It has taken me too long to truly understand that money can't buy happiness. Just like you, I think I'd rather be happier and healthier. Stress takes a hell of a toll.
Member
Spotter
Spotter
Joined: Sep 2011
Posts: 8,213
Likes: 277
From: Somerville, MA
Right now, I can't say that I've learned that lesson yet. I have a pretty high stress job, but I'm highly motivated by financial gain. I'm also at that point in my life where money matters. Housing isn't cheap and I need a solid base to set myself up for the future. That being said, if you feel like your work environment is toxic, get out of there. Obvious life tip though, find another job before you quit this one
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 64,605
Likes: 1,226
Right now, or rather back then 
it was definitely a long, emotional process of shifting my focus from making as much money as possible. Unfortunately it got to the point where my mental health was seriously jeopardized by the work I did, mostly because the agency's values didn't align with my own. The process was easier because I moved across the country to an isolated island and only brought what I could fit in my car. Whenever I went back east I found all these things that either still had the tags on it, or I forgot I even owned them. 
It was also easier because we don't have kids and my partner is down with tiny home life in the mountains. 
it was definitely a long, emotional process of shifting my focus from making as much money as possible. Unfortunately it got to the point where my mental health was seriously jeopardized by the work I did, mostly because the agency's values didn't align with my own. The process was easier because I moved across the country to an isolated island and only brought what I could fit in my car. Whenever I went back east I found all these things that either still had the tags on it, or I forgot I even owned them. It was also easier because we don't have kids and my partner is down with tiny home life in the mountains.
Thread Starter
Member
Joined: Apr 2004
Posts: 82,468
Likes: 1,193
Right now, or rather back then it was definitely a long, emotional process of shifting my focus from making as much money as possible. Unfortunately it got to the point where my mental health was seriously jeopardized by the work I did, mostly because the agency's values didn't align with my own. The process was easier because I moved across the country to an isolated island and only brought what I could fit in my car. Whenever I went back east I found all these things that either still had the tags on it, or I forgot I even owned them. It was also easier because we don't have kids and my partner is down with tiny home life in the mountains.
it was definitely a long, emotional process of shifting my focus from making as much money as possible. Unfortunately it got to the point where my mental health was seriously jeopardized by the work I did, mostly because the agency's values didn't align with my own. The process was easier because I moved across the country to an isolated island and only brought what I could fit in my car. Whenever I went back east I found all these things that either still had the tags on it, or I forgot I even owned them. It was also easier because we don't have kids and my partner is down with tiny home life in the mountains. 