OT: IT is killin me!, Time for a change. Options

[914werke]

So after 19years in this industry (YES years!) I cant take it any more.
Evan though Im pulling down more $ than ever before Im not sure its worth it.
Too much Travel, Stress, Politics, Responsibility... just too much.
Family has suffered, health has suffered waist-line has suffered,
hair-line has suffered...too much suffering.
Im ready to go back to diggin ditches and (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smoke.gif)
Id probably already have done it if it wasnt for the family responsibilities.

OK Whine over.

Im sure others of you have dealt with professional burn out.
How did you deal with it and what recomendations do you have?
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[Root_Werks]

Hey Rich, you lasted longer than me! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/laugh.gif) After 10 years of this shit I am so done. I am still schooling and working intern hours as a Stationary Engineer. It is starting over on the pay scale. But I just don't give a fuck. I love the work, it's a union job, the people kick ass, talk football, baseball, women and generally complain about politics. It's friggen awesome. I love every hour I spend working with Large steam boilers or huge generators ect. I eat it up.

I am still working in my POS computer job and can't wait until my schooling is done and I have enough hours logged for someone to give a new guy a shot at a job. It may take me another year, but it's worth all the work and waiting.

Get out man, your killing yourself working with all those fat-asses. Just to thwart off my ass sitting cubicle job, I am up to 12 miles a day during my lunch break. Yeah baby! Try to run around lake union then up Freemont and back to the "U" district. I'll just keep adding hours until eventually I show up to work, suite up, run, come back, shower, eat, go home! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/laugh.gif)