'I could not possibly be happier': 10 Employees who quit their jobs

For these workers, quitting their job was the best possible move.

You don't hear this kind of thing often. The advice, rightfully so, is that you should always attempt to move upward in your career, rather than horizontally or downward. Most people don't want to backtrack and make less money, or lose out on their health benefits. But for a lot of folks, making that enviable 6-figure salary comes with a high cost of it's own. They suddenly go from working 40 hour weeks to spending 80 or 100 hours working with their high-pressure clients and perfectionist bosses. They realize that their kids are growing up without them. They can't even enjoy their vacations because their bosses are contacting them the whole time! It's enough to make them sit back and think, "Something needs to change."

In a brave move, these people did quit their demanding jobs, and many of them feel that they've been changed for the better!

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The thing is, although money is of course crucial to having a healthy and productive life, you spend at least 40 hours per week at your job. If you spend every minute of that time wishing you were elsewhere, maybe you should be!
One person shared that they cut their income in half, and yet, in their words, their happiness has doubled. They now do deliveries on a bike, which many of us wouldn't find to be an enviable job. You're outside all the time, in weather that can be less than ideal, and the toll it takes on one's body is intense. Yet this person loves it, and that's what really matters. Kudos to them for chasing and finding their happiness! It's not all about the money — there are plenty of ways to spend your workweek that don't involve you being bored out of your mind.
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People who quit a high-paying job for happiness, how’s life now?

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This is a big financial difference, but having a paid-off house is a true luxury

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So true

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Never ever take a job where you never get a break

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The money might make you think it's worth it, but it is so not.
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Congrats congrats congrats to this person who's living the dream!

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