This is a good point. For me, the inertia around getting a job in the tech sector is a big impediment to happiness. I am not currently happy in my job but it ta

This is a good point. For me, the inertia around getting a job in the tech sector is a big impediment to happiness. I am not currently happy in my job but it takes so long to find a good company, filter out the chop shops, find a good cultural fit and then the actual interview process which will take a month just for one company. Multiply that by however many companies it takes to find a fit. All for a risky proposition that you may enjoy working at the new company more. I'm sure it's different in Silicon Valley but I don't and never want to live there. My brother has a job in the U.S. Virgin Islands doing construction work on resorts. He has a house and cook paid for by his employer and goes fishing on a friends boat or has beach side barbecues in the evenings. He works 9-10 hour days but never brings work home and makes almost as much as I do when you factor in that he doesn't pay for housing or most of his food.