I'm very fortunate to have a job right now because having an income is better than not having an income

However, the company is sliding downhill imo, there have been constant layoffs and eventually I am sure I will be caught in one of them

I'm really not happy about the idea of searching for a new job again, in this new "AI assisted morons" stage of bureaucracy

I'm strongly thinking about trying to pivot to independent consulting. I know it's a tough path to follow and I'm nervous about it, but I have 15 years of experience now and I know I can probably do more with it than most companies will ever let me