Go where the work is. The folks I know who have struggled the most post-separation are the ones who moved back home to a town with little to no industry.Think about your priorities when getting out:
It's not quite an iron triangle, but it's close - and, everything else being equal, location is going to drive your options more than any other factor.
- Location
- Career
- Family
Of note, traveling can be super hard on relationships. YMMV.My pay hasnt gone asymptotic like squorch's
Work environment is also key. I’m not making the FAANG money, but I’m not hurting and my boss has his head screwed on straight. Having seen “toxic” during parts of my AC career, there’s much to be said for decent co-workers. What’s the point of making bank if the stress kills you at 60?Of note, traveling can be super hard on relationships. YMMV.
ETA: pay isn’t worth. and you can’t take it with you.
What’s the point of making bank if the stress kills you at 60?
What's stopping you from starting a new job while on terminal leave?Everyone - thanks for the help.
Riddle me this though: if I just sell my leave, is that not making more money in the long run? As in I am paid for my last 2 months of work, then sell 60 days of leave, I actually end up with more than if I had just taken the leave.
Everyone - thanks for the help.
Riddle me this though: if I just sell my leave, is that not making more money in the long run? As in I am paid for my last 2 months of work, then sell 60 days of leave, I actually end up with more than if I had just taken the leave.
With that said, my preference is the leave, but I do not think my command will approve any/much terminal leave.
If you're making bank then you're paying for it in some other way. Sure, the FAANGs (had to look that one up) may pay bank but they expect long work hours. I interviewed at Amazon and by the time the interview was over I was pretty sure I didn't want the job. Turns out they didn't want me either so it was mutual but while working at a big and exciting company was enticing, it was pretty clear that the work life balance wasn't there. The job I was interviewing for came with the expectation that you work pretty much non-stop from Thanksgiving to New Years. As another example my buddy went to an Ivy league law school and then went to work for a big NYC law firm. He makes crazy boy band money but because he's working so much he doesn't have time to spend it and he doesn't have time to start the rest of his life.Of note, traveling can be super hard on relationships. YMMV.
ETA: pay isn’t worth. and you can’t take it with you.
Do you want the time off? Don't overlook the obvious here. Two months off with the prospect of zero responsibility, not shaving... hell, you can wear pyjamas all day (real pyjamas, I don't mean a flight suit), drink coffee at first and then switch to beer when the time is right... although this gets old pretty quickly. Maybe you have a big honey-do list around the house, maybe you've been neglecting some project or hobby in your man cave for far too long, maybe you want to take the family to Disney