Just out of curiosity - do you live near a major metro area or get your gigs virtually? I am just about 4 years into an enterprise job and I look around and see the dead eyes of many 18 year on the job coworkers and I shudder - so I'm thinking about taking a job elsewhere just to keep fresh - but the money is so good and the work is so damn easy I worry that I am going to be shooting myself in the foot. The reason I ask the geography question is that there aren't that many companies in the area I live so I am more inclined to keep what I have rather than roll the dice. But the few times I have consulted I've noticed how much sharper I got - because I had to be.
Yes. I have always lived in a major metro area. 6 of them.
dead eyes of many 18 year on the job coworkers
I can't imagine 18 years in the same job. Sounds like 1 years experience 18 times. No wonder they're eyes are dead.
the money is so good and the work is so damn easy
I know. I haved walked out on many a good gig because I knew it was time. It's never easy to do that.
inclined to keep what I have rather than roll the dice
Why not do both? Find something better, then quit. (You're right to be cautious: I wouldn't want to be out of work with less than 6 months expenses set aside. 2 years would be even better.)
