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We hear a lot these days about the economic impact of the pandemic. Has this been on your mind? If so, tell us what you're thinking.

As I mentioned in the previous question,<strong> I plan on quitting my job. It's a great risk,</strong> and I'm not entirely sure I'd have enough savings to sustain me before I land another job.<strong> I've been working at this travel agency, a call center, for over 3 years now.</strong> I thought I'd stay for only a couple of years.<strong> The job is stable, and even during furlough I was lucky to be receiving a paycheck, albeit reduced. But the job goes against my values</strong> in travel. They're still booking cruises, for example, which was a major spreader of covid last year. The company is for-profit, which means it's for mass tourism. I feel like I'm part of the problem being there. My job is mainly at the flight desk where the stress-level has skyrocketed, but this is probably true for all departments. For the most part, I do customer support fixing flight bookings, but also assist with resort and other reservations. It should be an easy job being on the phone 8 hours a day, but the back-to-back calls are insane. . . I thought I'd stay at the job for a year, maybe two years.<strong> I had planned to quit last fall to visit family in Asia, even trek the Anapurna Trail. That didn't work out, needless to say, because of the pandemic</strong>. My plans for travel this year are more limited, as my funds are also. So,<strong> the job is a major source of anxiety and unhappiness, but quitting is also.</strong>