Me and my partner were both self employed but we wanted to buy a house and because of the way loan approvals work I needed to get a “full time” job for us to get approved. I got a job at a big warehouse for a mega Corp named after a rainforest and within a month got the full time gig. Me and my partner bought our house and I planned my exit. I view my work as valuable and don’t care what job I’m doing so I was the top performer in my position by a good margin. I needed surgery for a deviated septum and I had already gotten close to my out of pocket max so I gave notice of my medical leave for surgery. When I told my section manager I wouldn’t be coming back he looked dead inside, but told me to take advantage in every way I could. I took my paid medical leave and on the last day before I was set to return I resigned my position. Me and my partner love our home and I’ve been happily working as a full time potter since. I don’t feel like there’s any reason to work below my own ethic but I see no reason to give the business any more respect than they gave me. If my partner didn’t make more money than me I wouldn’t have the luxury of getting my business up and running and even then working as a craftsman/ artist is not easy but it’s doable. Best luck to everyone who is stuck in the suck.