>>7689276drone here. This is true. I spent a good portion on my career and have nothing to show for it. There were recently lay offs at my job and they let my boss go who worked there for 12 years. That kind of woke me up to how replaceable I am no matter how hard I push myself to be good at work, they can always get rid of me with zero warning.
I'm currently trying to figure out what I'm going to do next and I'm really thinking of finally settling down so I have that emotional support if things go tits up.