Context: I'm currently working as a software architect at a very boring, slow moving software company, I spend most of my days having to wait for other people/companies or procrastinating which drives me crazy. The thing is: I make between 2 and 3 times the salary I would have somewhere else, I have to travel to very cool places around the world to meet with clients. This allows me to fund my projects and startup (and retirement), but at a cost: My sense of purpose is slowly but surely going away as I spend my days doing things that could be done so much more efficiently but that no one wants to improve. I have not had a real challenge at work for quite a long time now. Questions: Have you ever been in such a situation? Have you stayed, why? How did you weigh the ups and downs? Thanks for the answers