8 h. ago Six great reads: a house swept to sea, an Einstein vendetta and why you should quit your job

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Society

3 d. ago Moral Ambition by Rutger Bregman review – why you quit your job to make the world a better place

A bracingly hopeful call for high-flyers to ditch corporate drudgery in favour of something far more ambitiousThis is not a self-help book,” the author tells us, firmly. Appearances might suggest otherwise: it is written and presented almost entirely in the familiar style of that genre, with largish print, short sentences, snappy maxims in italics and lots of lists and charts (“six signs you may be on the wrong side of history”). Its proposals are delivered with all the annoyingly hectic bounciness of the genre.But it is worth taking Bregman (a thirtysomething historian and author labelled “one of Europe’s most prominent young thinkers” by the Ted network) at his word. He begins from the deep and corrosive anomie experienced by so many gifted young professionals who find themselves making substantial sums of money in exhausting and (at best) morally compromising jobs. The “moral ambition” of the title is about recognising that serious financial, organisational, technological an...

Politics

7 d. ago No, you’re not fine just the way you are: time to quit your pointless job, become morally ambitious and change the world

Most working people can be put into one of three categories, from idealistic yet unambitious to greedy and immoral. But there is another option Of all the things wasted in our throwaway times, the greatest is wasted talent. There are millions of people around the world who could help make the world a better place, but don’t. I’m talking about the ones who have got the power to shape their own careers, though you would never know it from their utterly unsurprising résumés. About the talented folks with the world at their feet who nonetheless get stuck in mind-numbing, pointless or just plain harmful jobs.There’s an antidote to that kind of waste, and it’s called moral ambition. Moral ambition is the will to make the world a wildly better place. To devote your working life to the great challenges of our time, whether that’s the climate crisis or corruption, gross inequality or the next pandemic. It’s a longing to make a difference – and to build a legacy that truly...

Politics

7 d. ago Ruben Amorim's 'very tough' decision to quit club for new job

Ruben Amorim admitted ditching Sporting CP for Manchester United was an incredibly tough decision to make, and the Portuguese boss' time with the Red Devils has been far from smooth sailing

Society

9 d. ago Carlo Ancelotti to quit Real Madrid NEXT WEEK as Italian lines up new job in wake of Champions League exit

The managerial giant is expected to leave the club at the end of this month

Sport

1 week ago Ange Postecoglou opened up on 'tough' decision to quit club for new job in football

Ange Postecoglou has endured a difficult time since making the switch from Celtic to Tottenham Hotspur in 2023, with the club sitting 15th in the Premier League

Society

2 w. ago Beloved TikTok grandad who quit job to follow dream left 'devastated' by debilitating condition

The globetrotting gramps went from working as a roofer to gaining 100,000 followers on TikTok

Politics

2 w. ago Beloved TikTok grandad who quit job to follow dream left 'devastated'

The globetrotting gramps went from working as a roofer to gaining 100,000 followers on TikTok

Politics

2 w. ago I quit my job as a veterinarian to make porn for a living... but there's a tragic reason behind my career change

A former veterinarian has revealed why she ditched her respectable profession to move to Los Angeles to become a porn star.

Events

2 w. ago 'My £1 Primark buy turned into a business raking in thousands each month'

Chelsey Downie, 31, was able to quit her job thanks to her love of Noughties nostalgia

Economics

2 w. ago Cameron Menzies says full time darts dream is ON after winning second PDC title he almost didn't make it to

Menzies won a battle of the Scots against Peter Wright in the Players Championship and is now set to quit his plumbing job

Politics

2 w. ago 'I quit my teaching job and now I earn twice as much for half the hours'

After realising her dream job as a teacher wasn't all it was set out to be, Harriet Bermingham took the plunge and left her stable career for something a little different

Society

2 w. ago 'I quit my stressful job as a teacher and now work half the hours but earn twice as much'

Harriet Bermingham, 31, from Worsley, Salford, left her role as a primary school teacher and now has 85 children on her books, earning twice what she did before for half the amount of hours

Society

2 w. ago I quit my teaching job and get paid twice as much for half the hours

Harriet Bermingham was fed up with working such long hours for little reward

Society

3 w. ago Jon Richardson gives real reason he's quit comedy to become a teacher as new job explained

The comedian has confirmed his career change - and it's not an April Fool

Society

4 w. ago Keir Starmer’s communications chief quits after just nine months in Downing Street

Matthew Doyle becomes the second member of Sir Keir Starmer’s top team to quit less than a year into the job

Politics

4 w. ago Huge change to Keir Starmer's top team with senior figure quitting after 9 months in No10

Matthew Doyle, Keir Starmer's director of communications in No10, has surprisingly quit after just nine months in the job - he said it is time to 'pass the baton on'

Politics