Should I take a $20k pay cut to go from working at an insurance defense firm to working for an insurance carrier doing the same work? Just no billing, and “easier” cases to handle.

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Can you afford a 20k pay cut?
Is it worth the wlb or mental health toll that billing causes you?
If either answer is no, then I wouldn’t

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As long as you can afford the pay cut, go for it. Better for your health in the long term. Now if causes financial strain, you’re just swapping one stressor for another.

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