[t2d2]

I'm in a job a bit like that, not much room for advancement. Not much of a challenge, but the pay is about double what most other places in my town are paying because it's a small location of a much bigger company. my family is here and we have no intention of leaving so for now it's a very comfy dead end job with good benefits etc.

[hef19898]

The biggest threat with this kind of job is the growing inability to work elsewhere.

if been in this position once, good pay, secure job, no risk of being fired even during crisis ( apoint proofen during 2009 and 2011). Yet, being under 30 back than I considered the risk of being unemployable hire than the benefits. Would I have been 50+ I would never have considered leaving.

What actually shocked me was how HARD it really was to work somewhere else. And I almost failed, so only one year more at this job would have been my career end. Yet another shock was how used I had been to that kind of security, it's right that freedom can be scarry. in retrospect, despite everything, I still consider that one my better decisions up to now.

[incision]

I'm in a similar situation, very good pay, comfortable, family. No room to advance in anything but pay, the job is rarely interesting with a very high level of frustration due to ever present politics.

I've basically given up on fighting the politics and instea focus on working on self-starting things that can't be derailed while studying for a career realignment.

My biggest fear is staying to so long that I atrophy and/or find myself molded by the culture such that I'm unhirable.

I'm hoping to move on without taking too dramatic a pay cut (<25%).

[dustinupdyke]

Golden handcuffs.

[mironathetin]

Yes I agree. My brother works in a bank and I think he complains since 25+ years. The only problem: he earns so much, where ever he'll go, it will be significantly less.

In an interview many years ago, an HR monkey told him, he'll just hire 3 young people for the money. One of them will certainly make it.

Golden handcuffs indeed. So the point with the missing raise is not necessarily a good point.

[mturmon]

Velvet coffin.