14 Reasons to Reconsider Quitting Your 9–5

Is it really that bad?

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Working a 9–5 gets a bad rep. I’ve read a lot recently about the upside of quitting, how you should pursue your dreams, you shouldn’t live a life of unhappiness.

By working a 9–5 you are subscribing to a monotonous, plain life.

The words ‘9–5 desk job’ is normally followed by the words ‘miserable, unhappy, boring and unfulfilled.’ It’s as if working for a corporate or place of work that wasn’t crafted by your own fair hands equals being a sell-out. As if there is no happiness to be found working a desk job and that if you do then you subscribe to the rat-race mentality which will never lead to freedom.

I have a 9–5 ‘cubicle job’ and I wanted to explore the benefits of it for those that feel pressured into quitting because you’re not pursuing your lives passion. You can be passionate about your 9–5. That’s allowed too.

1. Steady Pay

Now, the one thing you can rely on in a 9–5 is that if you show up, do a decent job you’ll get your paycheque. Every month, the same date. That level of consistency and reliability is a very good thing, especially when you’ve got outgoings. Don’t get me wrong, you can make much more money in a business of your own but you can also make much less. In a 9–5 the money is…