I don't understand the question.

Each person wants different things from their career. Some want money, some want QOL, most want both but VERY VERY few can ever achieve it. Some people enjoy being on first-name basis with their company's C-level staff and feeling like they provide value to their employer, instead of simply being a number and a cog in a huge machine like airline pilots are. Some couldn't imagine having to file their own flight plans, arrange their own hotels & rental cars, load bags and lavs, be their own Maintenance Control, deal with catering & transportation SNAFUs, etc...to others, all that stuff is simply part of the job and far more desirable than sitting on CC at LaGuardia waiting for the stop on west departures to be lifted.

Different strokes for different folks.

There are good corporate jobs and bad corporate jobs, very few in between. And unfortunately, it is much easier for a job to go "good to bad" than "bad to good".

I had a "good" corporate job. Location was ideal, QOL was fantastic, boss was great, money could have been a bit better (it was exactly industry average for equipment/position) but given my age and a great opportunity I switched to 121. Even without a commute the switch will entail a significant hit to QOL for a few years, but the upside is greater long-term job security and much higher career earnings to the point the decision was really a no-brainer.

Decide what YOU desire in your career, and what YOUR career goals are, then choose a path you think will get you there knowing you'll only be sure you made the right choice when you retire.