81 Women Who Found Their True Calling After Quitting The Draining Jobs They Had For Years

I left the medical field that was actively contributing to me trying to drink myself to passing away. I got sober (5 years baby!!) and am now finishing up an oceanography degree to study deep sea carbon sequestration!

Left my job where I was being paid poverty wages in a position that required a PhD. Now I’m a full time author 🥰

I have a degree in finance, and now I work as a zookeeper. Honestly, it was the best decision of my life

Opening a bookstore next month!!

Left my job as a graphic designer at an ad agency to become a firefighter 🤠

Started a charity to help mamas out of poverty. It escalated quickly now I get to do it full time with 30+ amazing souls

I left working at an archive for my current job (which sounds cool until you realize the archive was a 5 square mile warehouse of tax records).
I've been running an apothecary and garden specializing in baneful plants and poison as medicine since 2009. Essentially I'm Sally in Practical Magic.
Here's my foxgloves, delphiniums, datura, mugwort, and wormwood:

I literally just left psych nursing and have no idea what I’m doing or where I’m going but this thread has made me cry with hope. Thank you to each person who shared. For the first time in a long while, I know that I’m gonna be okay and that choosing me was the best decision. A million thank you’s to all of you amazing women.

Training and walking dogs on a trail I made. I have a mini bus for pick up/drop off. During Covid my husband job didn’t exist so I got him working w me, then we had a baby and we bring him to work with us along with our 3 dogs too.

I work 2nd shift (2:30-10:30 pm) in a cheese packaging factory running a machine. No alarm clock, no meetings, no Teams chat, no retreats, no performance reviews, and no ice breakers. After 27 years in management, this is AMAZING!!

I left my stable job in Hong Kong and join humanitarian services and working in refugee camps and war zones such as Gaza.. etc

I quit being a corporate attorney to open a coffee shop.

Volunteering in Ukraine. 😎

I worked at Five Below for 3 years, they started training me for store manager. My store manager said “You don’t really want this… do you?” I said “nope, actually i don’t”.. I quit and now I’m working my DREAM job. I train service dogs🥰👏🏼

I was a software engineer and now I just paint the waves!

I left my job as an Operations Manager to become a wildlife photographer… Beat decision I’ve ever made 💛🌿

I worked in the creative field full time (photographer for an NFL team, art director for a software company, marketing) and now I teach college art part time and own a pet sitting business. Quality of life is way better!

I found my calling in repairing sewing machines. A far cry from my role as Director of Product at a financial news website (but immensely more satisfying.)

I had so many jobs before, I worked at a jewelry shop, I worked office jobs, and in healthcare, but none gave me any energy or satisfaction. I was always stressed and overworked.

I quit my job to become a fulltime weaver of high end babywraps. It was awesome, but after 10 years of being alone in my studio and the market crashing, I started doing pottery. I still work alone in my studio, but now I have big fantasy festivals I attend, which is so cool! 😍

running a massive sewing pattern shop :)