{"id":20839,"date":"2023-09-20T15:17:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-20T15:17:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microloannexus.com\/news\/31-year-old-teacher-quit-her-job-now-she-works-at-costco-and-boosted-her-income-by-50-ive-never-been-happier\/"},"modified":"2023-09-20T15:17:03","modified_gmt":"2023-09-20T15:17:03","slug":"31-year-old-teacher-quit-her-job-now-she-works-at-costco-and-boosted-her-income-by-50-ive-never-been-happier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microloannexus.com\/?p=20839","title":{"rendered":"31-year-old teacher quit her job. Now she works at Costco\u2014and boosted her income by 50%: ‘I’ve never been happier’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In 2022, I turned 30, quit my eight-year teaching career, and got a job at Costco.\u00a0<\/p>\n

When I tell people this, they often respond with: “But is Costco your dream job?” or, “Do you think it’s a valid career?” To me, it implied that they thought my decision was a downgrade. And for a long time, I might have agreed. My identity and value were completely tied to being an educator.<\/p>\n

But I no longer find my fulfillment or sense of worth in work alone.<\/p>\n

My priority is to have a clear divide between my personal and professional lives. I want to spend time with my husband and our two kids, and pursue the things that are truly important to me.<\/p>\n

This fall, I couldn’t be more excited to celebrate my first anniversary working at Costco \u2014 and I’ve never been happier.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

A lot of teachers joke that they’re going to quit and work at Costco. I actually did it.\u00a0<\/h2>\n
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For eight years, I taught middle and high school history and language arts at public and private schools. In 2022, during my final school year, my salary was $47,000.<\/p>\n

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I worked 60 hours a week and put in tons of unpaid overtime. Between administrative pressures, testing requirements, and the endurance required to teach during the height of the pandemic, I was exhausted. I felt like I lacked purpose.<\/p>\n

So I started looking for alternative paths that would give me some breathing room.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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