My career consisted of two separate paths. I had 'day jobs', and the Hughes job was my fourth technical job, and orders of magnitude better than any of the pre

My career consisted of two separate paths. I had 'day jobs', and the Hughes job was my fourth technical job, and orders of magnitude better than any of the previous ones. Separately, I've also maintained a consulting gig, which did involve explorations/leaps of faith/backing myself. The hardest part of it all was trying to find balance between work and family. I always felt like I was failing them both.