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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have been with my current federal contractor employer for 10 years in a VP role. The past two years have burned me out from a toxic environment and in the past year contract cuts. I feel that I spend my day fighting--fighting undermining from peers, fighting for my staff not to be the ones to be laid off this week, and fighting to get staff and resources to deliver for my clients because the company laid off too many people. All of this watching peers get suddenly laid off each month and knowing that my days could be numbered. Some days I find it hard to do anything but stare at the screen waiting for an axe to be dropped.

It is literally making me sick. I have gained 20 pounds, have headaches 3-4 days per week, cannot sleep, and have stress-induced IBS. I have been thinking that taking a break, taking better care of myself, spending time with my kids, and devoting myself to finding a more normal and stable job while they are in school would in some ways be a relief. My biggest fear is the current job market in my field. I have friends who have been laid off from the government or contractors and have been unemployed for a year. I'm not sure if that would make me more stressed than keeping going on in the current situation. At my current level it may be difficult. I have never not had a job since I was 16 years old so it is very scary.

I am 48 years old with two kids. Both spouse at I each make $225k. We could live off of one salary and maintain our lifestyle but there probably wouldn't be too much left over at the end of the month for savings beyond 401k. We have $4 million in investments, which includes $3 million in 401ks/IRAs (cannot be tapped) and $1 million in brokerage.

If I got laid off, I would get a $150k severance. That said, nothing is guaranteed. I have watched some colleagues be put on variable hourly schedules and ground down to so few hours that they quit.

Should I just get therapy and hang in there? 
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I would quite quit.   Stop caring. If you actually quit, there is no severance.  So do what you can in 8 hours and then go home/log off.  Look for a new
job but don’t leave without something lined up.

And take your leave!   For short trips where you actually ignore work.  also start scheduling doctors appointments at 2 pm and leaving at noon.   [/quote]

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