So...I have one of those major life decisions to make, and one day to make it (I've been trying to make a decision for a while, and haven't come to one).

I work for a large law firm that just got much larger. I don't love the work I do (though I have been getting a little bit of environmental work, which is what I want to do). Hard to know if the good work will keep coming, but most of the rest of what I do is directly opposed to what I believe in. Our billable hours requirements have gone up drastically (1860-2000, and now I'm hearing 2100 from the partner I work for). Our salaries have also gone up considerably. Right now, my quality of life is not great - I work all the time, and they really want me to be working more.

I have an opportunity to go work for a firm in the VI - working from home most of the time, and traveling to the VI once a month. The downside: half the money (but still enough to be comfortable), lack of stability (it's a small firm, and they'll keep me as long as they have work, which they should) and, though the work is better, it's not exactly my dream work.

One way, I have time to ride my bike, the other I don't. I keep thinking if I could just be more organized and sleep less, that I could make the big firm work. There's certainly more of a future there (and it could lead to more opportunities in the future), but I really want out.

Any words of wisdom from the wise women at TE? Am I being too hard on myself expecting that I should be able to work the large firm job and do everything else too? Would I be crazy to go to the VI?

Many thanks for any insight

CA