Can't give you much advice on the job sitch as I don't know anything about it, and I'm sure you don't want to go into that much detail about it here. But the best advice I ever got on careers was this: If you wake up in the morning and you are already excited about your day by the time your feet hit the floor, you've got a keeper of a job, regardless of pay. The moment you dread putting that first foot on the floor, it's time to look for another job, regardless of pay.
Don't know if this can apply to your sitch, but generally it's a pretty good measuring stick.
Get your bread/butter/insurance needs secured first. Then you can go back to worrying about your R.
Are you ready for a career change? Don't know. But I think subconsciously, you have been ready for a change for a long time. Now change is flying at you from all sides. I'd say, go with the flow and see where life takes you. Don't try to control it so much. Have the courage, at least for a bit, to say, What the f%$ck. If you respect this guy, that's BIG. It's hard to find people you can respect anymore.
And Cloud, not many people can quit a job without something else to go to, and turn around a find another job within a week. 'specially in these economic times. Don't get too greedy, hm?
