I mostly agree. I'm at a point now where it's hard to believe that I could ever find a gig in my [broad] industry that has a balance that benefits my home life as much (100% remote, flexible schedule, great supervisor, low stress work, slow paced). However, it absolutely bores me to tears. It's quite literally the "dream job" that I had always imagined - I can play video games all day if I'd like, go fishing for half an hour here and there in the neighborhood lake, etc. - but I really want challenge again. I would almost guarantee that I'm going to have to give up a lot of those "freedoms" to get that 8hours of challenge back into my life.
From here, my worry is the regret when it almost inevitably affects my home and family time in a negative light. When I miss that baseball game later down the road or am on a "business trip" for a family event that I most certainly wouldn't ever have to do in the position that I am in now, it'll likely make me 'kick myself' for not keeping this position.
From here, my worry is the regret when it almost inevitably affects my home and family time in a negative light. When I miss that baseball game later down the road or am on a "business trip" for a family event that I most certainly wouldn't ever have to do in the position that I am in now, it'll likely make me 'kick myself' for not keeping this position.