I don’t have the highest paying job, the hottest role, the prestige, or the level of career progression that my peers enjoy. But I just want to appreciate the fact that I still make more then twice the average wage, was employed during the entirety of the quarantine, have a family, a house, security, health and so much more that I take for granted. It’s nice to stop looking up, and take a good look around once in a while. Life is alright!

Money is a tool, not an end in and of itself. It looks like you're using it well. Congrats!

Comparison is the thief of joy. It’s not what you make it’s what you have; health and family trump everything. Good for you!

You're a consultant at EY, one of the largest and most well known professional services firm in the world. The "hottest" companies go to US for help. We're the mercenaries of the private sector. We're experts at what we do, and when people are intrigued about what we do and ask, we say "If I tell you then I'd have to kill you" because we're mandated by NDAs, furthering more interest in our profession. And we have one of the best exit opportunities ever, challenged everyday by exciting and new work and travelling to new places, unlike our industry counterparts. Be proud of what you do! At the end of the day, money means nothing. God, family, and service is everything. In. That. Order.

You work at EY! That's prestige!!

Working at a Big 4 is prestige OP. Congrats

Agreed, a good reminder to be grateful… thanks!

Great perspective. Sounds like you are doing well!

Reading these comments are just toxic. Glad there’s ratio here. More people support the vibes OP and I appreciate that. There’s just a lot of toxic people who hate their life here apparently