Home/Work & Career/Career path regret/ThoughtSometimes you just sit there at your desk at 2am and realize you traded everything for a seat at a table that doesn't even matter anymore.career path regretsettling regretachievement emptinessShare this thoughtCopy linkShare on XDownload imageDoes this resonate with you?Share Your OwnBrowse MoreOthers have felt this tooYou ever just sit there at 2am and look at your life and want to set the whole thing on fire?settling regretYou ever look at the clock and it’s 2:14 AM and you’re still staring at a screen for a client who wouldn’t know your name if it was tattooed on their forehead—that’s the life. …career path regretI finally got the corner office, after ten years of working like a crazy person, staying late, missing kid stuff. …achievement emptinessIt’s 2am and the radiator is clicking in this overpriced apartment I’ve lived in forever and I keep thinking about how easy it is to let five years just slip through your fingers like sand. …aging fearsRelated ThemesAmbition shameBurnout denialImposter syndromeQuiet quitting guiltSuccess sabotage