OK, let me start by saying that I enjoy working in C# / .NET more than I have any other language / framework in my working life. The problem is, that's just not enough. The simple fact is that I've chosen to live and work in Scotland and this severly limits my choices so far as my career goes - there's just not that many jobs up here in .NET and even fewer at my current level - if I hear the phrase 'I'm afraid the client thinks you have too much experience' once more I may have to start killing recruitment leeches. So, I'm at one of my turning points again, I have them every 3 years or so. My position is, do I keep going with .NET / C# knowing that the chances are that this will limit my job prospects severly for the forseeable future or do I switch (in my own time for the present) back over to Java / J2EE or even C / C++ - for which there are a TON of well paid, fairly interesting jobs around here (lots of banks in Edinburgh - most of which just don't trust .NET yet). Well, I have an Easter break coming up - could be decision time (I have just installed JBuilder X and it's looking pretty good!)