Everyone is very different... as posted earlier, only Vash can know which path is better for him.
For me.... a 1 hr commute would have never put me at "the crossroad" he's at
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I was a techie's techie in high tech my whole career .... and "passed" on the management path when I was in my mid-20s. No regrets either .... but unlike Cliff, I would have royally sucked at it and I went fishin' instead
No regerts here!