"Earlier this year, Joslyn Orgill faced a career-defining choice: keep her six-figure data engineer job at Google - or leave it behind to pursue a path she hoped would make her happier in the long run. There were many reasons it made sense to stay put. For one, Orgill had long viewed Google as the top destination for aspiring technical engineers - and she'd worked hard to get there."
"From a financial standpoint, she was doing well - and she and her husband had bought a home in Austin less than two years earlier, a decision that made staying at Google feel like the practical choice. However, the reasons to leave began to build - she was concerned about job security in a tech career, felt somewhat invisible at a large company, and had a growing desire to pursue work she was more passionate about."
Joslyn Orgill weighed staying in a six-figure data engineer role at Google against leaving to pursue a more fulfilling career. She had prestigious internships, dual degrees from Brigham Young University, and homeownership in Austin, which made staying practical. Growing concerns about tech job security, feeling invisible at a large company, and a desire to pursue more passionate work motivated her to consider leaving. More than a dozen other workers similarly left major employers recently, sometimes without another role lined up. Some transitioned to other large firms, smaller businesses, startups, entrepreneurship, career pivots, or personal priorities. Those departures contrast with historically low quit rates driven by a hiring slowdown.
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