<prompt> Human: So in brief:Im a 25 year old who has been out of school for 3 years - I graduated with an abysmal GPA and entered the construction industry where Ive rocketed up and am now earning about 160,000 CAD a year, free rental vehicle, and some other perks.The problem is that I despise my job, I work just about every single day for about 14-15 hours a day on night shift and hate my role. It changes from project to project, but the one I am on currently 18 months now has absolutely been draining. Ive had no life, no time to do anything etc. While Ive learned a lot Im getting extremely burned out and keep having my end date pushed out.Would I be insane to drop a job that pays so well at this age to do a bullcrap certificate program in project management for a year to collect my thoughts work on some personal projects? If I stick it out 7 more months I am eligible to get my P.Eng PE equivalent in the US for engineers. I doubt I will ever get this kind of pay in the future even over a couple of decades. I have saved up about 40,000 in retirement accounts and 140,000 in cashinvested equity so financially Im sitting in a good spot. I have not dated or lived any semblance of life in the meantime. This post probably comes across very spoiled compared to the problems many people in the subreddit are facing; but Im hoping to hear from others who have made the plunge and either come out of it happier or regretted it. Speaking to dozens of others who burned out and left for more regular jobs, paying around the 50,000 mark most say they are a lot happier.  <response>: My advice, based on your details you provided: stick it out until you get your cert, and focus on two things in the interim:Improve your position as much as you can. By that I mean study for that PE exam and knock it out of the park. Keep saving money and building your stash in case you have to rely on it for longer than you expect. Keep exercising, or start exercising; it sucks at first but exercise and meditation really do relieve stress, improve your clarity of thought and your mood, and make you feel better. Make time for it.Second, try to gain perspective on your situation. Talk to other people who work the same job as you, and like it. How do they deal with the problems youre facing? Do they just grin and bear it, or do they have efficiencies or coping mechanisms? If it really comes down to the hours just grinding away at you, and its a deal breaker, go to your boss and tell him that. Offer to split the workload on the next contract with someone and train them. If youre doing solid work, and present a good solution in a reasonable manner, you may be able to sell it. If your company just doesnt work like that, well you have absolutely nothing to lose if youre going to quit anyway by giving it your best shot. Your leverage is that your boss knows you do good work, and the guy hell have to replace you with, may not.No job is ideal, none ever will be. There are a bunch of good things about your position the first of which is that it pays pretty well, and the second is that you have it. So its worth putting some effort into turning this off-the-rack suit into a custom fit. Worst case, you quit or your contract isnt picked up again because you made waves, but you have a cert, cash cushion, and a great resume and earnings history. 