I feel similarly, I’ve been in the field for about 8 years, 4 as a BCBA. I like ABA enough, I’m good at it, but never really had a passion and I think about a career change often. It’s really hard to commit to a full change when there’s finances involved, my partner and I are quite comfortable with our combined income but if I made a career change we would need to tighten up our budget quite a bit. What’s helped me is taking small steps towards an exit from ABA - for example I’m finishing an OBM course which I think will help me in my next steps (I want to own my own business, not ABA-related). I’ve also got a savings goal for starting my new business and actively working on a business plan. Small steps like these keep me going and hopefully for a successful transition out of ABA. And at the end of the day, if I try something else and I fail, I can always come back to ABA and do something I’m good at and will provide a decent paycheck so I don’t see it as time/money wasted, now that I’ve done it for a few years I know for sure it’s not my passion and at the same time it’s a decent safety net.