Hi everyone,
I think the title says it all. I have a job that I am absolutely miserable in (for a variety of reasons). I try not to give too much info away online, but it's in the insurance industry working for a large company. The benefits are good, and I make decent money (60k+), have a company car, and good insurance.
The stress is the travel (I'm out of state in a hotel as I type this), the negative atmosphere (lots of unhappy customers to deal with), and the long hours (I'm generally up until 10 almost every night completing projects). The turnover rate is high in this role and I'm not surprised. My wife has noticed that my personality has become more miserable and irritable as opposed to the happy and fun guy I was prior.
I feel crazy for even considering it since I'm doing well on paper, but I would love to go back to a position where I am genuinely happy (I have two jobs I could go to, but would probably make half of what I make now).
If that did occur, we would still be able to pay bills and stash cash, albeit not as much. The good news is my wife's business recently signed a solid contract so one she starts that in April, it may be a better gauge of if I can reasonably leave without impacting our finances too much.
I apologize this is rambling, but it feels good to air out my frustration finally. (I would've typed more in depth too, but I'm on my phone in a hotel room so hard to type).