I resigned from a 6-figure job and gave up my pension after burnout broke me. Here's how I recovered mentally and financially.

• 05/02/2025, 5:07 AM
• businessinsider.com

Courtesy of Christy Rutherford

I started my career in the US Coast Guard as a college sophomore in 1996. After graduating, I was stationed on a ship in Charleston, South Carolina, chasing drug runners in the Caribbean.