Move. That's what I did. I was stuck in a corporate fortune 500 world of meetings, unrealistic deadlines, frequent random layoffs, technical jobs being a cost center, etc. The metropolitan area was a bad job market too and I was interviewing for a couple years.
The further you move up in an organization like that, the less marketable skills and experience you will end up with. And higher pay locks those golden handcuffs.
I found a job in a different state that is growing economically, sold the house and moved. Sure it is tough on everyone in the family to leave behind friends, family and the kids go through periods of time where they are bummed.
The alternative is just waiting it out while your skills vanish and you become less marketable. My thought process was I wanted to be in control and not wait to be laid off which would be worst case scenario and would require moving.
The further you move up in an organization like that, the less marketable skills and experience you will end up with. And higher pay locks those golden handcuffs.
I found a job in a different state that is growing economically, sold the house and moved. Sure it is tough on everyone in the family to leave behind friends, family and the kids go through periods of time where they are bummed.
The alternative is just waiting it out while your skills vanish and you become less marketable. My thought process was I wanted to be in control and not wait to be laid off which would be worst case scenario and would require moving.