This is a honest post and very valuable. "why did I quit a job that met all these criteria? The easy answer is that I knew I didn't want to be an academic. But

This is a honest post and very valuable. "why did I quit a job that met all these criteria? The easy answer is that I knew I didn't want to be an academic. But since the job was a stepping stone to a similar, higher paying job in industry, there's a more complex answer hiding away in here somewhere." That answer could be: Freedom.