That sounds like a nice setup. I'll mention good employers definitely exist. They're in the minority, but they're not rare. One of the key issues is that good

That sounds like a nice setup. I'll mention good employers definitely exist. They're in the minority, but they're not rare. One of the key issues is that good employers are rarely top-dollar employers. One of the lessons I've learned in my career is that working with good, honest people matters a lot more than top dollar. I don't work for crooks, no matter how good the offer on the surface. If someone is exploiting me at half-million-a-year, that exploitation usually comes with more cost than a cost-of-living job with someone I can trust. A good sign is how long people were there. I'm at a company where people spend decades, and there's a real sense of community. It feels a bit like sixties-era HP. The company takes care of people who work there, and people who work there take care of the company. 2-3 year jobs, as most of the tech industry, are fundamentally transactional.