He had the keys too.
Every day he would Enter and Return home through the same door.
He wasn't getting enough Space and felt like things were out of Control so he decided to make his Escape.
He wouldn't give up on his idea for 200 unique Function keys
It sounds like he couldn't get a break, couldn't find a home, never found the key to success, and likely felt this job was the wrong type.
Nah, Tucker worked on the Moonlander Project (which got the Starfleet recruitment officer to believe that he has actual experience in aerospace engineering and landed him his current job).