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		MuffinFlavored on Jan 20, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Tell HN: Sometimes you don't realise how bad somet... Can't the inverse be said (probably just as often): you don't know how good you have it until you lose it? I remember a job I thought was bad/toxic as you described. Months/years later, it turns out I was wrong.

kdmccormick on Jan 20, 2023 [–]

It can be said, but does it happen as often?

This sounda pretty easy to be empircal about. What % of people who quit jobs regret it vs. regret not leaving sooner vs. have no regrets? Is it higher/lower in tech?

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