Eight years ago I left the school district I thought I would be with until I stopped working. After 7 years, I felt like I was no longer respected and there were changes coming I couldn't live with. On a whim , I applied for another job. Now, most systems don't hire teachers with 22 years of experience (too much $), but after 3 grueling interviews, they offered me a job. After some negotiating, which normally never happens in a public school, I was offered a salary about $5,000 less than what i was making. My older son was 2 years from starting college. I sat down and did the T chart with "plusses and minuses" and I had too things in the plus column. I never regretted it and I am glad I am ending my career in a place that made me feel appreciated.