Originally Posted by Dan64456

You might not find balance in a 9-5... You will likely be working 242 days (8 holidays and 10 vacation days if you are LUCKY) a year and I don't know how Seattle is, but your commute and expected overtime would likely make your day start at 7:30am and end at 6:30pm... I'd recommend getting a teaching certification and get paid a great salary for working 180 days out of the year. That's where it's at. They might complain about how bad they have it, but that is so they can maintain their lavish lifestyle w/ summers off and so no one tries to make them work a full year. Trust me, I have lots of friends who are teachers and they tell me ones who complain out loud are totally full of it. Stay out of the cubicle or office environment. Trust me - it's a prison cell. Plus our accounting department is the most boring place on the planet with the most boring people on the planet. Down in IT, we call it "the morgue." Just some thoughts from my perspective on the other side of the cockpit door.