<prompt> Human: I have been working at my current job for about 6 months. It has been very high stress the entire time and I have worked a lot of overtime just to keep up without pay as I am salaried. I have a couple coworkers who are toxic and continue piling excess work on me, making me feel like I am not doing a good job. I have started rejecting their requests and it is causing a LOT of stress between departments. The branch manager is not on my side, and he has made a few rude and degrading comments to me when I bring up these issues. I work in a very small office 6 people. I have walked out a few times to cry, scream, etc. I believe I make a decent amount for someone with no educational background except highschool: 42K per year with a 1.3 commission. The commission only brings in about 100 extra per month, but its something. It could grow into much more than that as well, once I have more technical knowledge. I also have a second job at Lego, which I really enjoy. It pays only 12.77hr and I work 1-2 shifts per week. The extra really helps with savings goals and I truly enjoy working there. I have been looking for another job for months, but the economy where I live is crumbling Alberta, Canada. I find it extremely hard to get out of bed in the morning to get to my full time job and I have lost all motivation to go the extra mile. I pretty much just want to quit and move on. I got some bad news from my doctor yesterday that I have high cholesterol. I work out 3 times a week and eat healthy so he suggested it is due to stress. This job is effecting my physical, emotional and mental health on a daily basis and I feel as if Ive aged 5 years in 6 months. My personal relationships are beginning to suffer and my only reason for staying at this job is money. I have 10K in my emergency fund, and about 2K in regular savings. After all expenses, I can save approx. 1200month. See below monthly breakdown. 2600 approx. monthly take home from FT job 250 monthly take home from PT job Rent: 640 Car insurance incl.: 466.00 Groceries Gas: 250 Electricity: 50 Phone: 37 Misc: 100 - 200 eating out, movies, etc. Credit card balance 500 approx. due mid-MarchCan I quit and survive? Should I? I want to work at the Humane Society and help animals - they start at 27,300yr which would be a massive pay cut for me. I would really appreciate some clarity on my situation. My SO thinks I should stick it out for the decent pay.Assistant: Personally, I dont think more money is necessarily worth it. I purposely work part time as does my husband and thus we make 53k annually combined each make 27k annually basically instead of 75k that we could if we both worked full time. And we live in a high cost of living area! There is just more to do in life than work 5 days a week in a job you dont like and then use the 2 days off to rest before starting over again...for 40 years. If that made you happy as I know it does make many happy, then that would be ok. But it doesnt seem to be working for you. Figure out what you can do and what your goals are, if you can afford it, and what other jobs are out there. I read a novel last year with this quote from a character...its something I had never thought about before, but its so true! Every moment of your life is lived for the future--you go to high school so you can go to college so you can get a good job so you can get a nice house so you can afford to send your kids to college so they can get a good job so they can get a nice house so they can afford to send their kids to college.Human: Oh man that quote from the book is bang on. I really am afraid to live that cycle of school-work-die. Scary!! I am going to continue to job hunt as much as possible and then quit. No rash decisions. Thank you for sharing your situation!  <response>: You are not alone! Seven year Active Duty military manager Officer here. I am contemplating the same. Ive been working 12hrday for five years. I make close to six figures, but I have grey hair popping up and I havent hit 30 yet. I am tired, have health issues, and am fed up with the live to work mentality that permeates the service. I am going to try and save 50 of my paycheck and break ties in 12 to 24 months. That is the plan. 