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Let me restate this a different way. Imagine having multiple jobs where you are recognized and have the type of impact that transforms the entire world. In th

by apohn 9y ago

Let me restate this a different way. Imagine having multiple jobs where you are recognized and have the type of impact that transforms the entire world. In this case all of that happened at one company. He probably had enough money to retire well before the time he did, so I assume he enjoyed something about working there? So maybe he didn't feel bad he only had 4 years of retirement?

adventured 9y ago
> So maybe he didn't feel bad he only had 4 years of retirement? He had a family, including children. Maybe that pointless speculation isn't appropriate either direction.
- i_cant_speel 9y ago
  The person you responded to isn't saying he would have been fine with dying today. They're saying that working at Intel his entire life isn't something that he was likely bothered by. If he wanted to retire or change companies, he had many opportunities to do so.
  - adventured 9y ago
    I didn't say that's what the parent was saying. Comically you're misconstruing what I think the parent said. I said, very clearly, that speculating on whether Paul would be ok with just having four years of retirement, is pointless speculation and impolite - or worse - toward the family he left behind. It is. A few seconds of thinking in empathy first, would prevent the entire discussion over what Paul may or may not have been interested in. Frankly, I don't even like having to explain the obviousness of how crude this conversation is. To be clear, it's not an issue of whether discussing retirement matters in general in this thread is obnoxious. It's about speculating on Paul's specific choices or preferences. That is obnoxious.
    - jamiek88 9y ago
      In your opinion. It's not like there is some societal taboo being broken here. The trade off between obsessive, 90 hour work weeks that make a CEO, and living for four fucking years afterwards is a discussion worth having. Was it worth it? Do the family think it was worth it?

by apohn 9y ago

adventured 9y ago

> So maybe he didn't feel bad he only had 4 years of retirement? He had a family, including children. Maybe that pointless speculation isn't appropriate either direction.

i_cant_speel 9y ago
The person you responded to isn't saying he would have been fine with dying today. They're saying that working at Intel his entire life isn't something that he was likely bothered by. If he wanted to retire or change companies, he had many opportunities to do so.
- adventured 9y ago
  I didn't say that's what the parent was saying. Comically you're misconstruing what I think the parent said. I said, very clearly, that speculating on whether Paul would be ok with just having four years of retirement, is pointless speculation and impolite - or worse - toward the family he left behind. It is. A few seconds of thinking in empathy first, would prevent the entire discussion over what Paul may or may not have been interested in. Frankly, I don't even like having to explain the obviousness of how crude this conversation is. To be clear, it's not an issue of whether discussing retirement matters in general in this thread is obnoxious. It's about speculating on Paul's specific choices or preferences. That is obnoxious.
  - jamiek88 9y ago
    In your opinion. It's not like there is some societal taboo being broken here. The trade off between obsessive, 90 hour work weeks that make a CEO, and living for four fucking years afterwards is a discussion worth having. Was it worth it? Do the family think it was worth it?