Prince Harry Thinks You Should Quit Your Job If It Doesn’t Bring You Joy

Prince Harry may not have Royal Family money anymore but he and his wife, Meghan Markle, are not hurting for cash. But maybe you’ll still consider his opinions on quitting your job to be relevant, as he recently said in an interview that he supports all the people who have quit their job during a pandemic because they hate it. Personally, I wouldn’t quit a job on a whim because a Prince told me to, but hey…

Harry did an interview with Fast Company to talk about how he’s recently become the new Chief Impact Officer at BetterUp, a Silicon Valley start-up focusing on mental health and online coaching and improving “resilience, adaptability, and effectiveness.” In the interview, Harry was asked about how the company will address the workplace trend shift of people quitting their jobs. The “Great Resignation” began getting talked about after lots of people quit their jobs during the pandemic being overworked or just genuinely unhappy. Harry says of quitting your job:

“While on the surface it looks like these last couple of years brought all these issues to the foreground, the reality is these struggles and issues have been brewing for quite some time,” the Duke of Sussex replied. “We’re just at the beginning of the mental health awakening. This work has never been more important because people are finally paying attention, and a big component of this mission is building awareness and continuing to pioneer the conversation.”

Harry went on to explain that thanks to his work at the company, he’s come to learn “that a lot of the job resignations you mention aren’t all bad. In fact, it is a sign that with self-awareness comes the need for change. Many people around the world have been stuck in jobs that didn’t bring them joy, and now they’re putting their mental health and happiness first. This is something to be celebrated.”

But Harry isn’t just pro-quitting your job if you hate it as he did with the Royal Family, he’s also working with veterans. Harry was in the British Army for ten years and did two tours in Afghanistan. He says of his vet work:

“We’ll be working more with service members, veterans and their families. I can’t share the specifics just yet, but we’ll be working with a collection of government and nonprofit groups, offering resources to service personnel who are struggling [by] addressing their [issues] at the root cause… The work includes building support systems they need to build the mental fitness practices and psychological resources to face new challenges, build resilience, and unlock their own potential—both during active service and once they transition to civilian life.”

And if Harry is looking for other causes to support he could also create some sort of mental health help specialized for white people with ethnic spouses and children who have to deal with their own messy families. Because he may know a thing or two about dealing with that also.

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