Hasta La Motion!

I’m almost positive I asked this before, but I can’t find the thread anywhere. So based on my inability to find a previous post, that I’m almost sure I posted, but probably didn’t, I want to put the following question out to you folks in the hopes of getting a conversation going.

Tons of people on the "outside" are trying to get into Visual effects. It’s their career of choice, a dream, or something that might seem fun to do. Whatever their reasons, people are trying to get in. Once inside they come across people who want to get OUT!!! Be it the long hours, the need to put family first, or simply things just aren’t as much fun anymore.

So my question to you, "Do you want out?" "How long have you been doing this?" And most important "What is your Plan B, if you do decide to get out?"

My answer is. I’ve been doing this for probably 6 and half years. Sometimes I do think about leaving VFX, but probably not for another few years. Once I hit the ten year mark I’ll need to see where I am in life. I do enjoy VFX, but I feel like I could do more with my life. My plan B is to write. I’ve written a couple features films, one of which won second place in a screenwriting competition, and even had my script optioned by a small production company and shopped around town looking for a buyer. The responses were positive for the most part, but in the end no one bought it. But I keep trying, and I keep writing in hopes to sell something, and maybe start a new career. Of course selling a script is damn near impossible, so I would probably need a Plan C, which I don’t have.

What about you guys?