I thought I'd be a lifer. Year 17 on the pay scale and I make OK money (over $80K ytd, should hit $125-130K for the year)and don't work to hard. In my own bed nearly everyday and I've been around my 3 kids growing up. Living in SLC is relatively cheap as airline domiciles go and I won't commute.

With that though I know when I top out on pay here in a couple more years I'll get at best a 1% raise every 12-18 months. It won't come close to keeping up with inflation. That alone may force me to move on.