This brings to mind something interesting to me. I have had 5 jobs in software in the past 10 years, and the first four were frustrating in different ways. Fru

This brings to mind something interesting to me. I have had 5 jobs in software in the past 10 years, and the first four were frustrating in different ways. Frustrating coworkers, bad pay, annoying location, dismal office, no vacation -- all different combinations of problems. My current job, however, at a reasonably well known non-FAANG tech company, is in most ways perfect. I work remotely but have a NYC salary. My coworkers are delightful. The work is stress-free with top-of-the-line work-life balance, flexible PTO and a lot of holidays. I have no complaints. EXCEPT that it's insanely boring. It's just such meaningless, boring work. And that's the quandary. I know how stressful and frustrating most jobs are. I know this job is 90% perfect other than leaving me feeling unfulfilled. I know the odds of finding another job with such a combination of factors is very low. So I stay, even as I see talented engineers moving on as described in the reddit thread and in this one. I'm not staying because I can't get work elsewhere - I'm staying because I don't believe I can find comparably stress-free high-paying work elsewhere.