Going back to my hometown for the Spring Festival, I surprisingly feel very envious of my childhood friend.

He used to work at a big tech company in Hangzhou, earning over 20,000 yuan a month, working overtime until dawn every day. By his thirties, he was already suffering from various occupational illnesses.
He was laid off at the end of last year and stayed at home for half a year.
At first, he asked for a monthly salary of 15,000 yuan when looking for a new job, but he didn't even get many interviews.
In the end, he took a job at a state-owned enterprise in his hometown, earning 8,000 yuan a month, working from 9 to 5, with weekends off, and full social security and housing fund contributions.
Now he spends every day at home with his parents, fishing and drinking tea, and his whole state of mind has changed completely.