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The resignation letter was already drafted. That's what makes this story worth telling. A graphic designer we'll call Marcus had been circling the idea of going freelance for nearly two years, and one Tuesday night, after a meeting that ran forty minutes past its point, he wrote the letter, saved it, and sat staring at the screen. He didn't send it. Not because he lacked courage. Because he did the math and realized he had no idea what number would let him sleep at night. He knew his salary. He did not know his survival number.
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