My advice is to get your priorities straight. Family and health before work. As a successful quality professional I did the 10 - 12 hrs 6 day a week thing for 6 years at a company. Came in to work one day and they had to "restructure" to cut costs so the Quality Manager (me) went. They did have a sound QMS and gave me a great package. About 10 weeks later started again and back in the same vicious cycle. Then 15 months later was let go with the rest of the management team. So after working at only 3 places in 21 years I lost 2 jobs in less then 2 years!. Well I now found the right fit which included a 20% pay cut and I couldn't be happier. I am now working for a small company (<75 people) and have the task of implementing ISO9001:2000. Remember it's only money, life is too short. My philosophy now is limit my days to 10 hours and what's the worse thing that can happen? I didn't have a job before I started so I would be unemployed again. I landed back on my feet both times in less then 10 weeks. It's ironic but me wife is now going through the same thing and I tell her everday to quit and find something else. Hope things work out the best for you!
