It's a hard choice especially if you have kids and a mortgage.

Steady pay check has a lot of weight.

I stayed until my kids were grown and on their own.

Left a place after 19 years with great insurance and pension plans. But after experiencing all the above for so many years it was time.

Here I am almost 20 years later and id be doing better financially had I stayed but I wouldnt have experienced the life i have had I stayed so I have no regrets.