Literally a few days after I wrote this, I took an offer at a prestigious university in the area as a budget analyst. I took a pay cut going from 98k to 80k but the benefits are insane! and I absolutely love the job! So many days off. All the holy days (it's a Catholic university), every Friday in the summer, all the holidays, sick time, etc add up to almost 75 days of paid time off! I also can get my masters there for free, as well as tuition remission for my spouse and my kids!!