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[quote=Anonymous]I stumbled across an exciting new job opportunity.  It is pretty neat in and of itself, and it could open doors to what used to be my dream job.  The people I would be working with seem fabulous.  The hours would (probably) be better/more flexible than my current job, allowing me to see more of my kids and spend less on childcare.  It would allow me to work in a supervisory capacity for a change and learn some new skills, and do some interesting and high profile work.  I am, if anything, a bit overqualified, and highly likely to get an offer.

There are two BIG downsides.
1) Pay is half what I make now and the job is funded for 2 years only.  Seriously, half.  Benefits are good, flexibility is good, but pay is HALF my current salary.  Think, going from GS-15 to a do-gooder job.
2) I have a good job.  There is no opportunity for advancement, but I am also pretty happy where I am and could stay here, doing the same thing for another 20 years until I retire. I've been here over 10 years already, and well, I'm getting bored.  But it is hard to imagine giving up a pretty good job for the unknown . . . at half my current salary.  Also, if I leave for 2 years, realistically, I cannot come back.  Situation is complicated, but basically I worked out a remote work arrangement from outside DC that I wouldn't be able to come back to.

I have 2 kids and a spouse and have been primary earner, although DH just got a raise.  But we actually have a ton of savings, small debt (about 25k left in student loans), and our oldest is about to enter kindergarten in the fall; so expenses are about to go down.  We recently sold our house and are renting, living well beneath our means, and sitting on a pile of cash while we try to decide how much house to purchase.  Spouse (quite reasonably) is not keen on this option of cutting my salary in half but would probably go along if I decided it was really important to me.  I don't know if it is!

Is there anything I am not considering here?  Is this crazy?
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