Anonymous
Post 04/08/2025 12:41     Subject: should I switch from a high paying/high stress job to low stress job?
Anonymous wrote:Don’t assume that “low stress job” is truly much less than you are experiencing! I’m in a so called low stress government contracting job (mommy-tracked) and it was for awhile but it’s NOT low stress when I work for toxic government staff who generally dislike contractors and look for any excuse to fire us, or when I work on an underbid contract task with unrealistic deadlines (forcing my team to work uncompensated overtime), or when I work with slackers. None of the above equates to low stress even when I do work more realistic hours.

Take time to find a job that gives you more control and consider working for yourself instead.



People in low paying jobs are a lot meaner too.
Anonymous
Post 04/08/2025 11:01     Subject: should I switch from a high paying/high stress job to low stress job?
Anonymous wrote:Don’t assume that “low stress job” is truly much less than you are experiencing! I’m in a so called low stress government contracting job (mommy-tracked) and it was for awhile but it’s NOT low stress when I work for toxic government staff who generally dislike contractors and look for any excuse to fire us, or when I work on an underbid contract task with unrealistic deadlines (forcing my team to work uncompensated overtime), or when I work with slackers. None of the above equates to low stress even when I do work more realistic hours.

Take time to find a job that gives you more control and consider working for yourself instead.



THIS is me too!!
Anonymous
Post 04/08/2025 10:08     Subject: Re:should I switch from a high paying/high stress job to low stress job?
Anonymous wrote:No, but you can switch from a high paying/high stress job to low paying/high stress job job, plenty of those.


lol so true
Anonymous
Post 04/08/2025 08:26     Subject: should I switch from a high paying/high stress job to low stress job?
Right now, given where the economy is, the decision might be made for you. In the meantime, slog it out for a while. I don't think stable jobs will be easy to come by for a while.
Anonymous
Post 04/08/2025 08:23     Subject: should I switch from a high paying/high stress job to low stress job?
Don’t assume that “low stress job” is truly much less than you are experiencing! I’m in a so called low stress government contracting job (mommy-tracked) and it was for awhile but it’s NOT low stress when I work for toxic government staff who generally dislike contractors and look for any excuse to fire us, or when I work on an underbid contract task with unrealistic deadlines (forcing my team to work uncompensated overtime), or when I work with slackers. None of the above equates to low stress even when I do work more realistic hours.

Take time to find a job that gives you more control and consider working for yourself instead.

Anonymous
Post 04/08/2025 07:40     Subject: should I switch from a high paying/high stress job to low stress job?
Not sure what "quasi-government" means - anything government or government-adjacent is very uncertain right now, so I'd hold off on that particular transition.
Anonymous
Post 04/08/2025 07:35     Subject: Re:should I switch from a high paying/high stress job to low stress job?
No, but you can switch from a high paying/high stress job to low paying/high stress job job, plenty of those.