As an engineer, you are supposed to be a slave to your company. Look up the term Karoshi. Anyway, as a middle aged engineer, my advice is to work your ass off

As an engineer, you are supposed to be a slave to your company. Look up the term Karoshi. Anyway, as a middle aged engineer, my advice is to work your ass off when you are young and save a ton of money. Then you won’t be beholden to your employer.