Quote Originally Posted by Gman View Post
This.

I figure I'm too far along to stop now. I've been doing it for 30 years and have about another 10 to go. My body is broken, so nothing physical or on my feet all day is an option.

I'm currently trying to get a gig at a much smaller company doing a wider range of things. I'm less interested in the money (to a point), but I want it to be a good 'fit'. I did the Fortune 500 sweat shop thing for 20 years and am happier since I got out of there. I miss many of the people I worked with, but don't miss running with my hair on fire.
I'm kind of in this boat . . . hit 20 years at the same company this year (sort of--we've done some acquiring and been acquired) and it's kind of the "golden handcuffs" situation. I was a manager (sales operations & quasi-IT-related) up until a couple years ago when things got nutty with being acquired and a gigantic chitstorm of a project that I was neck-deep in all at the same time that my dad was cratering from Alzheimer's and mom needed a lot of help. I resigned once teling my boss it just wasn't worth the brain damage & stress anymore and he talked me out of it. A few months later it wasn't any better and I told him I wanted to move to individual contributor or I was leaving. So that's where I've been.

It's been "better" like that but it's getting a bit stupid again . . . company is like a head with its chicken cut off most of the time. But with the pay being what it is and great benefits--and the pandemic--its just not an advisable time to jump unless something comes out of the blue. Probably just try to bank as much as possible for as long as I can stand it and hopefully downshift into semi-retirement in the next 5 years. Maybe find something part time just for basic spending to minimize dipping into other funds.

I dunno. Weird place to be. My wife says I just need to transition to "quit and stay" mode . . . don't kill yourself and do just enough to not get RIF'd. I'm trying to care a lot less, but I'm just not wired that way.