Basically..I'm fed up my whole situation right now. I'm not married, no kids, no real ties to Virginia other than my immediate family living in the area. My job is nothing but stress 24/7 as I have no back up or help so I'm left covering state wide issues. Management is bullshit, worst its ever been and has been that way for the last 3 years. With the company slowly going down, there is no light at the end of the tunnel. No real opportunities just cut backs and absorption of additional duties. I've come to determine that the IT field is not for me. No I don't want to work 14 hour days...get called while I'm out of the office, and still have the drive to always be studying the latest and greatest in my field to keep my head above water.

Yes that money is pretty good but I've been asking myself for the past couple years...is this really worth it? Life is definitely too short to be stressed as much as I am.

I'm willing to start cutting all my expensive hobbies, and toys out of the picture. Sell my truck/house and move. I've got some savings set aside to keep me okay for a bit. Thoughts are to possibly move to Florida [grew up here and also have family] or maybe back to Hawaii where I lived for 5 years and still have lots of friends. Basically start fresh somewhere and begin a new life. No big $ making career necessary...just something that will put a roof over my head and food on the table.

You guys ever consider this?