I stay for the pension, the health insurance, the steady paycheck I can count on. That much I've admitted to myself plainly. What I've dodged is the other half of the truth, that the work itself means almost nothing to me anymore, and I show up mostly numb. I'm honest about why I stay for the money and dishonest about what it's costing me inside.
More people experience this than they realize.
You stay for the security while quietly ignoring how little the work means to you.
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.