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Speaking from experience there are a couple of aspects worth considering. For me a far worse thing than just being on the 'treadmill' was the fact that I was good at what I did and felt an equal mix of loathing and exhilaration for the job so making a move was difficult.
The second aspect is that it is easy to get sucked in to the social 'norm' of domesticity / mortgage / others expectations / responsibility to support family etc making it potentially difficult to extricate ones self from a crap job. I am not qualified to offer advice on this dilemma but the saying ' there are no rewards or punishments - just consequences' holds true. Some people compartmentalise their life so work does not impinge on family / personal life. Others create small personal goals that give satisfaction when reached, even a simple thing like walking solo 2 miles a day to get a personal mental space can be valuable. I wish you all a happy new year.
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I was an advertising creative in my early 20's.
In my early 30's, I'm a bike messenger.
I find it almost impossible to distinguish between personal and professional dimensions of my life. I'm pretty sure I'm a lot happier now, but couldn't be sure if that's as a result of earning a lot less money, or no longer having a squirrel living within my bedroom wall.