I hate my job but it pays well. It’s made me unhappy and has a negative effect on my marriage. I want to get out of the management side of things and be back in the field, being a doer without having to take so much home with me and be on 24/7. The whole reason I took this job a few years back was to give us a financial cushion so we wouldn’t have to stress but given the stress of the job I don’t know if it’s worth it to hang on. The flip side is my wife and I have been able to do more fun things, save each month, and be more independent from our controlling families. I like the respect I’ve seemingly gained for said family members. There’s value in that, but to hang on to this timebomb just to please others is wrong too I feel. I won’t lie I am my own biggest roadblock. I know what I need to do but am scared of having less money.
Any one else currently in this situation, or once was? Work life is draining me, I miss the identity I had when the work day shift ended….