John walker loved his well paying job as an accountant with a mid-size local firm. his wife, joan, a marketing executive at vandelay, a major international latex products manufacturer, received a promotion to a higher level position within the company that required a move to russia, but that would pay just slightly less than the couple’s current combined income. john realized that it made him happier to move with his wife to russia than to deny her what he realized was a once-in-a-lifetime career opportunity for her. john’s reason for leaving his job to join his wife in russia: