I knew a salesman his nickname was "shorty".
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Fuck that unless there is a bigger payday down the road. Go get anew job that pays more.
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Talk to your current boss to see if there's something they can do to help.

If they don't play ball, there are a ton of jobs to take.


Good luck buddy.
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Why is this the first thing I thought of, Easy?




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My wife had a job that she loved and worked in for almost 10 years. A new director moved in and was a total twat waffle, my wife’s friends quit, my wife talked about it but loved her position of training volunteers. She stuck with it for a year until some shit with a coworker was said, some racist bullshit, my wife said something to director. Unfortunately for my wife director and racist Rachel were bffs and my wife had her work life turned into a nightmare.

She was bringing that stress home, crying, mad, checked out. She couldn’t get away from it, so I called in some favors and got her an interview somewhere else. She quit, took the new job which was around $9,000 less a year which made it a little tight for the past year. She just accepted a new position in that company after a year, making $15,000 more with commission checks on top of it. Her coworkers with the same job are getting 6 figures, so her life is much better. She is much happier and life is much better for everyone


Do not stay in something that will ruin your mental health and your family’s health. A job isn’t worth that, no job is worth that
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Just did this right after Christmas. Stayed with the same company, but stepped down from a management position to just being a grunt. So far the paycut has been well worth the reduced stress/hours.
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:-) LOVE that movie
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Yep.

If I had just been left in that position I liked this thread would have never been made.
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I might have drunkposted in this thread one Saturday night.
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Id leave in a heartbeat

Happy is damn important. And if they screwed you once, they will again'
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The biggest mistake you can make is staying at a job you hate. Just not worth it.
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Far too many variables. How close you are to retirement, what your plan is once you get there, the priority placed on earlier retirement, what kind d of pay cut you're talking about, how many hours constitutes burnout versus realistic expectations of the next job, options and how you can improve your current situation right now versus finding something else.....

And I know you're just looking for general experiences, but there are a lot of considerations that may or may not be relevant. I'm personally not one to think someone should sacrifice years and years of work they don't enjoy or that takes over their life for a retirement that may never even happen.... yet, depends on age, it could be something to tolerate for the future. :-)
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Promotions keep coming up for the large tech company I work for and I decline or don't throw my hat in for said promotion. My boss's and co-workers ask me why I don't move up and I simply state I am happy with where I'm at.

My current gig is super chill/No stress
It pays my bills
When I leave work it doesn't come home with me
No deadlines or stressful work

Used to have that busy stressful job making bigger $ and I find peace of mind/happiness is worth more then that extra money. If you can manage it then I would recommend OP make a move somehow.
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you should leave

it's an employees market

a paycut is worth it for a better overall life
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I'm in my late 30s so decades away from retirement, and with the mental stress, the drinking (I don't drink a lot, but when I do drink, I'll put down an entire bottle of bourbon on a Saturday) and the general just grinding my body into dust, I'll be suprised if I make it to retirement.
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