Suppose you have two jobs available to you: A job that pays 40k/yr but allows you 100% free reign over whatever theoretical work you want to do, such as working on proofs for years on end that have seemingly no practical benefit. Kind of like if the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton said "Here's 40k, now go solve Fermat's last theorem." A job that pays 80k/yr that is applied and providing managers results that will benefit the company, data analyses, etc. Corporate, political pressures, deadlines, and all the other stuff that comes with consulting. Cleaning data, etc., that is boring for your mind that wishes it could be working on Fermat's last theorem (just as an example, I realize it's solved).…