<prompt> Human: I know folks have asked this questions before, but I always appreciate hearing from folks on here. I have a relatively stable sales job that pays roughly 130-140k on an average year, upwards of 150-170k on really good years very rarely over 200k. I have to travel about 30 of the time and get a company vehicle. I also currently have the opportunity to take a relatively low stress, very stable government job paying about 30 less, but no travel, very close to home. With benefits factored in, the difference will be about 20-40kyear less if I take this job. There is room to grow in both fields with the sales job having the higher ceiling, of course. The govt job is almost certainly immune from layoffs, which cant be said of the sales job. The people in both organizations are great and I work with them well. One other factory is that I have small kids, so less travel is a plus as well. Has anyone faced a similar choice between 2 good options like this? What did you do and how did it turn out? Any experience or thoughts would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!  <response>: If theres one thing Ive learned, it is that your mental health is priceless. Having been under tremendous stress for so long, Id highly advise you to take the lower paying job otherwise your sales job will just turn into a very long grind.Also, youre still making a respectable amount with the government job, not to mention the pension. 