[jriera]

Don't know how old are you .... but consider corporate america as an early retirement .... I know I have done it.

Been with the same company since 1991 (on the Fortune 10 category), left in 2000 for a small dot com venture, great learning, great product, went broke, my previous company re-hired me in 2003, never looked back.

My knowledge and capabilities are in high demand (Senior architect, IT technology) and probably every month I get several calls from headhunters. I have decided that I prefer a 'normal' 9-to-5 job and be able to enjoy life, family, Porsche and the benefits than going back to be a road warrior again (i.e. more than 2 million miles with American in less than 10 years).

I am 47, YMMV