India, July 7 -- For many, working at Google is a dream. But for Sara Wilczynska, the dream job no longer felt right. After nearly 8 years at the tech giant, she quit without another job lined up. Today, she runs her own art studio, even though she has never formally studied painting, as per a report by Business Insider.

In an as-told-to essay published in Business Insider, Sara shared how she walked away from a successful career in tech despite enjoying good pay, promotions and generous workplace benefits.

Sara shared that she was born in Warsaw in the 1980s, when Poland was still under communist rule. "I remember witnessing the shift into capitalism," she said.

She said that she earned a master's degree in computer science from the U...