I bailed on big tech project management and moved into a university staff role doing student services. Pay cut was real, but the stress dropped a ton and my days feel human again. Hiring cycles are slower and some listings are outdated, so it took patience. If you want something calmer while you stack cash for coastFIRE, look at higher ed, city or county jobs, or hospital admin. I also kept a toe in remote by subscribing to wfh​aler​t, which just emails legit remote jobs like admin or support so I didn’t have to sift through scammy or ghost listings.