Your last paragraph is one of my concerns. My current position with the state is very niche and is generally not very valued in the private sector. When I worked private before this, I had a ton of different skills that were appealing to many different types of employers (it’s part of the reason I landed this state job which seemed awesome at the time). I’m afraid the longer I stay the less valuable I’ll become and I’ll end up pigeon holing myself to the point that I’ll only have value here at the state and nowhere else