I thought after 12 years as a consultant that joining the Big company, Big Perks crowd would let me go one place everyday for the rest of my career and that would make me happy. (This was 2 years ago...)
I lasted 4 months and have been back to consulting ever since. The variety in my client base is what made me valuable to them. I was bored and I agree that job satisfaction was worth the $50K risk I took.
I've since made it up and found that spending more time with my family and having meaningful work that I found challenging and rewarding was worth more than any Salary could overcome.
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I thought after 12 years as a consultant that joining the Big company, Big Perks crowd would let me go one place everyday for the rest of my career and that would make me happy. (This was 2 years ago...) I lasted 4 months and have been back to consulting ever since. The variety in my client base is what made me valuable to them. I was bored and I agree that job satisfaction was worth the $50K risk I took. I've since made it up and found that spending more time with my family and having meaningful work that I found challenging and rewarding was worth more than any Salary could overcome.