Having worked in a government job (not tech, but still government) this is it in a nutshell. It was nice having a job that I could go to, do my work, and go hom

Having worked in a government job (not tech, but still government) this is it in a nutshell. It was nice having a job that I could go to, do my work, and go home without worrying about what might be happening at the office. It was the best position I've ever had for work/life balance. The time off was extraordinary, the health insurance was stupid good, it was super stable, but the pay was 1/2 to 2/3 what I could make in private industry. When I had small children, it was the perfect job, just due to the flexibility in time off and lack of real on-going stress.