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I like my house and the kind of stuff we can get on this pay, but I’m really a simple guy at heart. I’d be ok with a cabin in the woods and an internet connection. My wife? My kids? They are too used to eating on the fatted calf.
Every increase in pay comes with whining about a new car or improvement to the house (like a pool)
That’s what burns me
I’m a dad who’s a sole breadwinner, it was getting too hard for me to survive in consulting. Finally decided to leave consulting for industry for a similar pay, just wanted to enjoy the little things in life now so I had to sacrifice the high flying consulting life
I have a 1 year old, so all my time goes in taking care of him. One of the reasons I left consulting was didn’t want to work 14 hours everyday and miss out on spending time with my kid.
Oh, I feel this deep down.
I actually have no desire to make Director simply because of this. I have a fairly cush little niche right now and honestly just don’t feel like the increase in pay is worth the additional headache.
My wife and I are fairly simple people. We homeschool and she stays home with the kids. I definitely can’t say that she doesn’t work her ass off. I love so many things about our life but work, at this point, is just dreadfully meaningless and unchallenging.
I only stay in the job because I can’t find anywhere that pays this well for so little work. And with four kids my future expenses are, well, you probably already know.
Yep we out here. If you find a hack let me know
Same! Also an immigrant on a work visa which adds another level of complicity. Been in the US over a decade. No green card. Could take another 10 years to get one. If I lose my job, I have to find one within 2 months or I have to leave the country with my kids who are US citizens. All this on top of my SO who is ungrateful about everything!
I feel the world has forgotten about being grateful.
Immigrant here as well and going through similar stuff, try to take time out for yourself(go to movies alone or to a spa or couple of drinks)
Remember if you take care of yourself you can take care of others around you
100% of my time is work or family, not much else. Sometimes it gets frustrating that I can never “help” my wife enough but get no help on my job etc. kids are young though, as soon as they get a bit older will have time to get a bit of sleep or get back some social connections.
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You are definitely not alone
In the same boat. Went internal, recruited back to consulting to a boutique for 80% hike, pretty miserable, industry is tough at our levels and especially in the human capital space. Open to hacks as well
I'm right there. I'd love to do more fulfilling work, but it doesn't pay as well, or would take too long to climb a new ladder to get back to equal pay.
I have made peace that I may never love my job so that my family can enjoy what they do.
Yep, I recently turned down a much higher paying job and a large bonus for the reasons everyone here listed. It wasn't an easy decision as the bonus alone could have gotten me out of all my debt except my mortgage but like someone else said the increase in pay is just going to come with More wants from everyone and more pain during tax season.
I can 100% relate.
I left consulting a year ago when my son was born and while I work 15-20 hours less per week, have 0 stress, and never travel - I would be lying if I said I didn’t miss the challenge, people and exposure consulting provided.
I always go back and forth on: is it better for me to be happy in my career and set my family up (via more money) but work more VS. Be unhappy in my job, make less money, but spend so much more time with them.
👍🏿... But, proud to do it for the fam as th wife holds it down with the 5kids... #blackqueensrock
You just put your head down and grind.. You lift your head, two years are past.. and then you keep grinding. I know I am more fortunate than most and have super supportive leaders. so yes, I take my lumps and keep it moving.. It does get to me sometimes tho..especially moments like now (2yr old caught covid at daycare and mom isn't comfortable sending baby in.. so here I am with a 2yr old at home with other kids in sch).. But we keep plugging away..
Part of the challenge is that young kids are REALLY hard. Ours are now all in grades hill and middle school and it gets a lot easier. The question then becomes if you harvest your time back or invest it all in helicopter parenting (I am a harvester, my wife more of a helicopter)