I went through the same thing last April. I now work at a job 6 rural miles from my door vs. 35 metro, making less than half of what I was and am happier than I have been in a long, long time.

Got a great review yesterday and a bump in pay.

I should have left my old job years ago but didn't realize how much it was sucking the life out of me.

People stay at jobs like that because they get sucked in by the routine, the money etc.

I've learned one very important life lesson:

Life is too short to not be happy going to a place that you spend more time at then with your family.

Good luck with your new gig Rem!

The deer hunter does not notice the mountains

"I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve" - Isoroku Yamamoto

There sure are a lot of America haters that want to live here...