This resonates. I've got a job in tech I find fairly fulfilling and it pays super well. I work hard, which sometimes means long hours, but more often just means

This resonates. I've got a job in tech I find fairly fulfilling and it pays super well. I work hard, which sometimes means long hours, but more often just means I'm constantly thinking about work at home. I'm able to take care of my family and put away money for the future. I want for basically nothing, and I totally recognize my privilege in that. But I was a baker for a few years before getting into tech. And I'm a passionate gardener every summer. I love making games and building little technical systems and watching them go. There's a part of me that wonders... maybe things would be nicer if I was to move out of the city and open a bakery. Or a brewery. Or take on some small contract work enough to fund my side projects and gardening habit. It would mean setting down my income, school options for my child, activities in the city, leaving my friends behind, etc. It's difficult to reason about. There's a lot of emotional pulls in both directions. I totally understand the author spending a majority of their energy in switching jobs trying to even approach the problem of whether it's worth it. The easy part is quitting, the hard part is figuring out if one should quit.