Disclaimer: my view on having a 'job' is probably very different than normal. I don't buy into the your work is your life mentality that seems to be prevalent i

Disclaimer: my view on having a 'job' is probably very different than normal. I don't buy into the your work is your life mentality that seems to be prevalent in the US. It may have something to do with the fact that I only recently (about 4 years ago) got my first corporate job, I had multiple companies before that. Compared to running your own business, having a corporate job is nothing. I can easily do the same work I used to do in a day and spread it out over a week. Make use of the fact that you can make lots of $$$ to save a lot and spend mental energy on side projects or hobbies. My side project for the last 2 years has been mostly raising kids but it may be an app or something else you work on the side. Instead of trying to 'climb up the corporate ladder' just try and leech as much money as possible while keeping your well being. Now that last part is important because if the job is stressful and you don't have the mental energy to do anything else than it's a no go. But if it's chill, you get a long with your coworkers and the hours are normal and allow you for working on side projects, why not ride it out and maximize the $$$ return for that one day you decide to start a company/buy a house/start a family/whatever.