Boss quits £43,000 a year job to pick grapes in Italy for free - 'you've got one life'

A woman quit her £43,000 corporate job to pick grapes in rural Italy after a 'devastating' break-up - and is urging others to adopt a simpler life. Ayla Lannen decided to quit her nine-to-five marketing job earlier this year in a bid to break out of her 'monotonous' routine and avoid 'burn-out'. The 27-year-old also felt spurred into quitting the corporate grind following the end of her three-year relationship, which led her to reconsider the trajectory of her life. Ayla decided to leave her high-earning job as an engagement manager in marketing for a slower pace of life in rural Italy. Last month, Ayla flew from London for the Italian countryside to take an unpaid job picking grapes at a winery every

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