Fascinating thread. I stuck it out in a well paying job knowing it wouldn't be sustainable forever (it wasn't a matter of if I would leave but when). When an opportunity came up, I gambled a bit and took a significant pay cut for better hours/workload/etc and I couldn't be happier with how it's worked out. Better fit for me and the lifestyle I wanted.
My piece of advice is this: it was easier for me to take a chance leaving that higher paying, less than ideal job knowing that I could probably go back to that job (even if it was a different employer) if things didn't work out. Fortunately, I had spent just enough time "grinding it out" that I was able to develop some good quality skills; I suspect the OP is in a similar situation...
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