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> which grants me 4 free years of tuition at any public university in the country

I would consider using it. That would put you around a lot of people on a regular basis that are younger than you that can learn from your experience. More connections is a good thing. You don't really know your co-workers. That is why they are great but they ARENT KEEPING YOU HAPPY.

If you have enough resources to survive, I suggest going back to university.

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I agree here that school seems great. You might find out you hate it more and be able to come back to your job (or a similar one) with no real loss due to the GI bill. More likely, you will spark some passions and learn more about what you want to do.

Either way, I think gaining the perspective you have gained is great. There's probably far more jobs you don't want to do than jobs you do want to do, so finding out you don't like a job is not just normal/healthy but also very likely. Don't feel like you don't have any prospects, being critical is good and you just need to try more things (which school will help you do).

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