never been happier at work than now, 27th year in the industry. I've always been happy though, avoided all the pitfalls of this industry, bigtech/faang/... and

never been happier at work than now, 27th year in the industry. I've always been happy though, avoided all the pitfalls of this industry, bigtech/faang/... and stuck with small but profitable companies and never looked back. last 8 years 1099, mostly government sub contracts