Talia's article enrages me. I've been off worse than her (similar ages, lower pay, higher portion of income to living costs and MUCH longer hours), but the way

Talia's article enrages me. I've been off worse than her (similar ages, lower pay, higher portion of income to living costs and MUCH longer hours), but the way she's gone about it screams of oh-poor-me. The fact of the matter is, we both made the decision to do what we did. No one forced you to work for that company. No one forced you to move where you did. SV is an extreme among extremes. If you didn't know what to expect, you didn't research or plan. If you did, but now regret your decision.. You're human. I doubt she ran this idea or article by many people, and likely posted in in a very emotional state. She should have just given notice and left. Then wrote about her experience. Because she'll likely find out that she won't regret it. I certainly didn't. I came out with thicker skin, many contacts and a newfound respect for people who did that day in, day out out of necessity. I quit when I needed to, not potentially tanking my future career (although nothing a name change couldn't fix). Another comment I read on here about this likely being a career move (to writing) was likely right. In which case.. Well done.