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What's up? Hi, Joe, Mark. Thanks for having me. Yeah, I'm just looking at potentially exiting my

current career and wanting your advice on whether that's possible. How come so many people just want to

call it quits? Is this because you're miserable or conversely, are you just tired or do you want to do something else?

What's going on in your real life?

I would say the best word probably is just kind of bored, looking to do something else.

I've been in this same job for close to 30 years.

Holy moly, 30 years in the same job?

Same company also?

No, about 22 at the same company.

That's a lot.

That's a, I mean, that's surprising in this day and age to have such a long tenure at one company.

So congratulations.

I'm sorry it's not so scintillating.

But so what you're seeking is kind of a reset to a new career or a downshift from what the amount of time you're spending doing what you're doing.

Both.

Yep.

I like to just go to part time if that's possible and maybe go back to full time in the future, but just not have that be a requirement. Dude, come on. Once you go to part time, I doubt you're going to full time. Come on. Let's be honest with each other. I think that's a, let's just see if you could do part time forever because I think that's a much more, I think that's a more likely scenario. So how old do you, C. I'm 50. You're young. Are you married, single, partnered? Married. How old is your spouse? 49. Works or doesn't work? She works, yes. Oh, so you can just, you know, leach off her for a while, right? Which is great. Okay. How much you earning right now as a full-time employee? About 175. And what about your

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