Originally Posted by Stan Spadowski

Shocked? No. Just some of us have been around longer than others, have seen those who chase the dollar figure, and forget to look at what they are giving up. Then a few months after the shiny new pay raise kicks in, they are asking themselves why their QOL is so bad, what happened to their vacation bidding, etc? A lot of us "Small minded" people have seen this, lived this, and don't want to relive it.

You'll probably experience this once or twice as you progress in this career field. Hopefully though you don't because the stress is overwhelming sometimes....