I am kind of like your daughter- went to college, was excited to get a job at a big company and work my way up. I’ve worked at a huge global a bank for 11 years now, and I’ve worked my way up the ladder. All that time, I was so motivated to get the next pay raise or next better position. Once you do that for awhile, you really do see how you’re just a cog in a machine that is constantly demanding more of you than you can reasonably give. Every month, the goals and expectations get higher and higher. Boss says “wow, you did amazing this month! You completed 100 accounts, so next month I want you to complete 110.” They do this every single month, you have to push yourself harder and harder all the time. At some point, you say to yourself “why am I doing all this.” I started getting more panic attacks and feeling generally fearful of the insane goals. I empathize for sure. She will have to accept that is how the corporate world works and to find ways to live and make it bearable or leave big business altogether and do something else. I took a lower position in the company that is “easier” and less stressful to make it work and so that I can enjoy my life outside of work