I quit my job to travel. Here's how the time off helped me rethink my career.

Tech Insider : Business, Travel
A woman and a dog pose together
Nurya Doorenbos with her dog during a European road trip she took after quitting her job in the spring.

Maxim Muylaert

I quit my job to pursue a better opportunity, but then I was fired. I'm now forced to rethink my whole career.

Tech Insider : Business
a man packing up his desk and looking distraught
The author lost his job and had to start over.

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I'm 47 and quit my job without having anything else lined up. I didn't want to live a life with regrets.

Tech Insider : Business, Travel
Woman working from home
The author now works from her kitchen table.

Courtesy of the author

I quit Apple and had to rebuild my life at 40. Starting over has taught me how to value my whole self.

Tech Insider : Business
Cher Scarlett taking a selfie
Cher Scarlett said she didn't realize how hard it would be to find a job after leaving Apple.

Cher Scarlett

I have 4 kids. I'm raising them to be quitters.

Tech Insider : Business, Economy, Sports
The author with one of her children.
The author said that some parents she knows see quitting as a failure. By contrast, she encourages her kids to quit things that no longer suit them.

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I was scared when I quit my $700k job — but taking the risk taught me an important lesson about money and happiness

Tech Insider : Business, Travel
Jay Gengelbach
Gengelbahc quit his job at Verily in mid-2024

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I quit Google after 18 years on the job. It was scary but I did it well — here's how.

Tech Insider : Business, Environment, Travel
Jenny Wood
Jenny Wood quit her 18-year career at Google, where she was an executive. She reflected on how she made the decision to leave and how she quit well.

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I quit my job at Microsoft to pursue comedy. Pursuing my passion wasn't always glamorous — but here's how I did it.

Tech Insider : Business, Style, Travel
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Austin Nasso quit his Microsoft job in 2021 to pursue stand-up comedy.

Austin Nasso

I quit the golden handcuffs of Big Tech for an AI startup. It's not for everyone, but here's why I know I made the right choice.

Tech Insider : Business
Kendall Rankin
Kendall Rankin says the startup lifestyle might not work for everyone.

Kendall Rankin

I became a full-time content creator, but quit after I realized I was sacrificing my morals for a paycheck. It made me insecure and anxious.

Tech Insider : Business
Evelyn Ramli sitting in front of a window wearing a black dress with a drink on the table by her side.
Former influencer Evelyn Ramli took a pay cut when she quit content-creating and got a corporate job.

Photo courtesy Evelyn Ramli

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