Balancing Gratitude with Ambition
Letting go of toxic positivity when you quit your job
5 min readNov 19, 2021
When I quit my job about three years ago, most of the comments I heard from family and friends were along the lines of:
“Why are you leaving? You should be grateful that you have a job.”
“But, you worked so hard for your CPA!”
“You’re so lucky you can quit if you want to!”