I spent decades in a stressful job that paid $30,000. At 53, I left to become a mailman and nearly tripled my salary.

"I never started out in journalism because of the money. I could have earned higher wages by staying in my job straight out of college, working in the kitchen of a diner chain."

"The popularity of newspapers dropped. Circulation dropped. The publishers stopped hiring people, and you'd see offices being closed off."

"By early 2015, I was feeling burned out. Constantly meeting deadlines and filling the pages was getting to me. The stress wasn't worth the amount I was paid."

Jim Lexa, a letter carrier from West Seneca, New York, began his journalism career in high school, covering sports. He earned a journalism degree and worked as a sports reporter, but faced declining newspaper popularity and pay cuts over the years. By 2015, feeling burned out from constant deadlines and financial stress, he decided to quit journalism. His experiences reflect the challenges faced by many in the industry as circulation dropped and job security diminished.

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