Career change.....what would you do?

[DJames]

You did the right thing. You will have no regrets.

[Codie]

Tentative start date is 9/11/17. I'm excited and a little anxious at the same time. My current employer is the only one I've had so there's a little bittersweetness in leaving.

I'm cutting back on expenses where I can. One is giving up my Colorado hunts until we are able to acclimate ourselves to the new pay rate but that's a non-issue. I'll have plenty of opportunities to hunt here at home.

Good choice! Congrats on the new gig

[kruppa24]

More time with family is worth a whole lot.
My brother was making over 200000 a year over seas.
Now he makes less than half that to be at home.

[SV72]

Your family and your happiness are much more important IMO. We work most of our week and if it is a living hell, that is not good for you or anyone close to you.

[mzurovec]

Easy call. Less stress!!

[BIGTERRY75]

Sounds like you need to follow your heart to me.

[Bumpy]

I just took a huge pay cut from being a refinery operator to being a pipeline controller. Hourly I didn't take much cut but the OT that I used to get it totally gone. Guess what I'm happy as ever and spend way much more time with my family. I forgot what its like to have all my off days and sit inside and work. Screw the heat and 500 + hours OT a year.