there are other jobs dude. sure, i get you don't want to take the risk of changing them, but if you have a job already, it's actually way easier to get another one, than if you are unemployed.

and not all jobs are the same. different companies have different policies and procedures and cultures. and sometimes you ahve to take paycut to get into a company that has a better quality of life or benefits.

it's funny to me. my income is lower than people expect, but i love my job because my company has great benefits and the culture is very easy going. But people typically only look at the income and refuse to look any deeper, and they wonder why they are at companies that are interested only in the bottom line... well because you are too.

Personally I don't really care anymore about people whining about their jobs. It's your life, your choice to be miserable. And these people, when presented with alternatives, always systematically deny any alternative in possible... it's almost as if they refuse to make an effort and expect things to me magically handed to them.... and no I'm not at all speaking from experience with partners and friends who were like this...