Annie 🦄⚡
Similarly, for me, money was not the main deciding factor.
I put all pros & cons on the table and chose the place where I could make a bigger impact.
Also, In my current position, I get to play with 2-3 greenfield projects/domains on different stacks every year which I prefer to single projects for a long time.
and last, but not least for me is team culture and work-life balance which I am pretty happy with where I am.
I think who I work with is a big deciding factor for me as well.
At the same time, every decision can be best based on the circumstances at the time and I am always alert for opportunities.
And about being happy with my decision, I would say 90% yes. To me it's like any other relationship, it's unrealistic to expect no issues but as long as parties are willing to change for improvements and move forward I will give it a chance. This approach in many cases has made our workplace better for me, my company and other colleagues.