When I was 25 I quit because my current role wasn't giving me any more opportunity to progress, and I'd just sold a house after a relationship ended, so I had t

When I was 25 I quit because my current role wasn't giving me any more opportunity to progress, and I'd just sold a house after a relationship ended, so I had the financial freedom to coast for a few months for another opportunity. I spent about 6 months working in a bar, which paid considerably less but was a lot of fun. I ended up going back into tech within a year or so, but the experience helped me appreciate the balance between pay and enjoyment a lot more. In short, it's worth taking a pay cut for a less stressful, more enjoyable job, provided the pay cut doesn't introduce another avenue of stress into your personal life.