Ask HN: I feel trapped in my job and city
I&#x27;m going to be the contrarian. Keep the job. Power through it and retire as early as you can, then you can do whatever you want. If you&#x27;re in $finance$ or $FAANG$, don&#x27;t go to a non-FAANG. Definitely don&#x27;t quit your job unless you have another one lined up, and definitely don&#x27;t take an extended leave to travel and find yourself. Don&#x27;t believe &quot;CS grads will always be employed.&quot; There are people on HN who graduated in 2010 and have worked a decade without experiencing trying to stay employed in a bear market. It can and will happen again, and suddenly having savings is going to be super important. Work is not supposed to be roses and sunshine. That&#x27;s why it&#x27;s called Work and not Fun Hobby.<p>Remember, the goal is to not <i>have to</i> work. Then, you can do whatever fun thing you want, even a fun job!<p>I <i>wish</i> I would have had a quant finance salary and aggressive savings plan in my 30s. I might be retired already if I did. Instead I kind of flitted around doing &quot;fun&quot; jobs and didn&#x27;t get serious about retiring until I hit 40. Don&#x27;t be me.