I Quit My Job a Week Ago & Chose Myself. Here’s What That Cost Me. I didn’t quit my job because I was brave.I quit because my body was done negotiating. On paper, it was a “big girl job.” Stable. Respectable. The kind of job you’re supposed to be grateful for. The kind you don’t walk away from unless something is seriously wrong — or unless you’re reckless. Depending on who you ask, I was both. What it cost me first was certainty.A steady paycheck. A predictable schedule. The illusion that if I just kept pushing, my health would somehow catc[...]

