My teacher told me that the reason why he quit [insert major US symphony orchestra here] (aka the most amazing symphony in the world besides the Berlin Philharmonic) was because he hated the politics and the disgusting competition, all the people who hated their job because they couldn’t sit in a title chair, and all the bitterness caused by all these things. He loved what he did, but it sickened him to see people fighting so harshly and relying on politics to get them anywhere in life.