I worked 12-hour days in a corporate job I loved. I wanted my life back, so I quit, and now I'm a waitress.

Lisa Eder, a 36-year-old woman in Sydney, left her corporate job as a director at a luxury hotel group to become a waitress. She had worked 12-hour days for a decade and loved her job, but eventually felt she needed to reclaim her life. Eder resigned without a plan and took the waitressing job to give herself time to figure out her next steps. She does not regret her decision but notes that leaving the corporate world is not for everyone.

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