{
  "id": 5780811,
  "title": "Should you quit your job to protect your mental health?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/should-you-quit-your-job-to-protect-your-mental-health",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-05T13:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/lifestyle/health/2026-09-05-should-you-quit-your-job-to-protect-your-mental-health/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "For some workers, the decision to quit a job is no longer simply about career progression or a better salary, but about protecting their mental health. As workplace stress, burnout and toxic environments take a toll, some employees are choosing to walk away, even when they have no job waiting for them.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}