I worked in a research lab at a university for 10 years. It was grant funded, so my position could get canceled at any time, but so is working at at a private c

I worked in a research lab at a university for 10 years. It was grant funded, so my position could get canceled at any time, but so is working at at a private company. While the pay was about half of what I made a year after leaving and working at private companies, working in the research lab was WAAAAAAY easier.