Protirement is retiring or quitting an unattractive job to pursue work or hobbies more suited to one's personality.

“提前退休”指的是辞去已经没有吸引力的工作，转而追求更适合自己个性的事业或爱好。

More than 80% of 30-to 35-year-old professionals claim they are unhappy at work, worn down by a combination of stress, boredom and the feeling that their job isn't giving back as much as they put into it.

超过80%的30岁到35岁的专业人士声称自己工作时并不快乐，压力、厌倦、感到工作中投入和回报并不对等，这些都让他们身心俱疲。

For many, that realisation leaves a straight choice between continuing in a career that pays well but makes them miserable, and doing something less lucrative but more fulfilling -- a lifestyle option that has been dubbed "protirement". According to research, one in 15 under-35s is already "protired".

许多人都意识到这样一个选择，是继续在薪水丰厚却让自己感觉悲惨的职场道路上走下去，还是做一些赚钱不多却让自己心灵充实的事情——后者被称为protirement。根据调查，35岁以下的人15个当中就有1个已经“提前退休”了。