u/Cute-Increase3036

Currently 42 yo, married with 1 kid. Working in a FI for 6 years in corporate role. Recently theres a reorg and my dept got absorbed into another. My previous boss resigned and most of my previous team are struggling to adapt because role is different, theres no proper onboarding and the role changed from more strategic to operational. We also really do not like the new boss.

Tbh, previous years with the initial team I really liked my job, had a great boss and work life balance. But now, this new boss likes to keep coming up with new projects because he feels like he need to justify the new headcounts. So every other week we are thrown additional projects to be started in few days, on top of trying to do the new jobscope. There's also work to do on weekends because there will be reports that go out early Monday.

I've looked around but cant find any job at the moment but I feel its affecting me mentally and hate that I cant be present for my family. Really feel like quitting and shifting to something part-time and building up as a content creator(have some personal branding arnd a niche). Currently still paying mortgage and have about 1 year emergency funds.

I know i can definitely afford the break but also fear its not easy to go back to corporate. My goal is to see if this content thing can take off, spend time with kid (8yo) before I go back to full time work. Anyone have similar experience or regret leaving without a job?