I worked a corporate job for 8.5 years. I quit over a text message.

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The author quit her corporate job after over eight years working there because of burnout.

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We quit our jobs at 26, moved, and opened a whiskey distillery. I don't expect our kids to take it over.

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Lucy and Andy Rieger standing by their distillery, J. Rieger & Co.
Lucy and Andy Rieger quit their jobs and moved to Kansas City to open a distillery.

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I quit my job at TikTok at age 30 to travel. There was no way I was going to stay — the freedom is worth it.

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Nerine Mak

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An ex-consultant quit his 6-figure job after reading 'Dare to Lead.' Here are the 4 lessons from the book that motivated him.

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AJ Eckstein

AJ Eckstein

I couldn't find the kind of community I wanted as a digital nomad — so I built it in Bali

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Hidde van Vliet posing in Cape Town, South Africa.
Hidde van Vliet moved to Bali to help launch a network for digital nomads,

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I was sick of never seeing my 6 kids. So I quit my Amazon job to become a tulip farmer.

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Andrew Miller working at his tulip farm.
Andrew Miller became a tulip farmer after quitting his job in Big Tech.

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They quit, traveled, and rethought their lives — meet the adults taking gap years

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Photo collage featuring travelers with a suitcase, a person practicing yoga or meditation, a backpacker on the move, hikers celebrating at a summit, someone reading a book, and a couple relaxing together.

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I quit my job at 29 and traveled solo. I didn't tell my parents until I'd finished my business plan.

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Cassi Zheng running down a street in Italy.
Cassi Zheng

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They left their jobs in their 50s to reconnect with their kids. It helped them rethink their long-term career plans.

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A selfie of a man, a woman, and their three sons in Turkey.
Pablo Slough and Karen Gilchrist quit their tech jobs in mid-2024 to take a gap year to spend time with their sons.

Pablo Slough and Karen Gilchrist.

My husband and I left our jobs to travel full-time in our 30s. Transitioning back into the workforce has been hard.

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Toccara Best and her husband standing near waterfalls at Plitvice National Park, Croatia
Toccara Best's request for a year of leave was denied; she decided to go traveling with her husband anyway.

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