That's something you probably have to figure out yourself, the answer is different for everyone. Doesn't have to be that drastic. Maybe the one obvious thing I often see a lot of people are reluctant about is quitting their job. If it's not fun just quit. Try a new company, if that isn't working either, quit and try again. At least something is changing, eventually you'll either find something good or figure out something else to do.

>eventually you'll either find something good or figure out something else to do.

Or they'll die of exposure on the streets, or worse. People, in general, can't be expected to solve fundamental problems of the distribution of wealth, opportunity, education, healthcare, food, property, knowledge, power, and comfort in our society by job hopping. The median job in America is a bullshit job for a petty dictator which is a direct result of terrible policy over decades.

The "or figure out something else to do" at the end of your comment is telling of these systemic problems, even if you did not intend it to be such a profound criticism of society and culture.

Yeah maybe, quitting and job searching can really be a horrible experience itself. I started considering a career switch and giving up on tech during my last one until I finally found a place that would hire me. Then that job burned me out and I turned pretty cynical about work and tech.

40 hours is an arbitrary number. There is no reason it could not be something less. The 8 hour workday is just a recent convention.