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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think the OP raises a good point that I struggle with myself: where are the jobs that actually take up a full work week but don't leave you bored for hours a day or take up evenings/weekends?  Because I've found that to be a hard balance too.  When I was child-free, it was no biggie to work 10-12 hour days (sometimes without much pay) plus weekends and travel.  But now, at 40 and with a masters degree and a 4-year-old, I feel like I've paid my dues to a point and shouldn't have to work crazy long days anymore.  I've love to work a solid 8-hour day, get my (not huge) paycheck and go home.  OP, I hear ya.  Being bored saps your energy, and it's hard to get motivated again when there are busy times.  good luck.[/quote]

+1.  I have left a job before because it wasn't challenging.  It is hard for me to justify flying out every week with a 2 hour plane trip plus 1 hour drive to be bored out of my mind.   I was in consulting at the time and I think part of it was that the supervisor had some personal things going on and didnt have time to figure out what could be done to make the assignment better.

I don't like the feeling of not earning my salary and my fear is too long in that environment I would lose my edge.  Part of what I believe makes me an attractive employee is thinking five steps ahead, the energy, wanting to move an organization forward etc.  At home we are reading about pets and trying to find the right pet, and it's pretty clear you don't take a high energy dog that needs to have a job like a sheepdog and keep them in an environment where they are cooped up all day and don't have a job.  That's a recipe for disaster.  If you are more sheepdog than pug when it comes to work, you should start planning to look for another job. Realistically any new job takes extra time/ energy the first six months as you learn the ropes so you a want your toddler to be a little older if possible and make sure your spouse is on board to help pick up some extra home duties e.g. Doctor apps when you first start the new job.

Keep in mind you are one new supervisor, re- organization, and or budget cuts away from the formerly cushy job being gone. Suddenly you could be considered deadwood by the organization ( even though years ago you begged for more work) and you don't have a record of accomplishment to fall back on to get that next job or even prove why you are needed in the current job.  Unless you have pull like that, you could find yourself out of the 100K job and having to accept something far worse than if you got out earlier on your terms.[/quote]

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