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2 years of savings is a crazy suggestion. 3-6 months should be fine especially if you've got top tier company on your resume.

wil421 9y ago
Why would you quit before finding a job? I work on a relatively mundane but desirable platform at a boring megacorp and get hit up by recruiters on LinkedIn weekly.
- Cofike 9y ago
  Take some time to work on stuff you find interesting? That's been the reason I've done it so far. If you are in the financial situation to do it I would recommend. Granted I work in a location where no one cares if you have a two year gap, let alone a two month, on your resume. The real trick is not just bum around the entire time otherwise then yes it was probably a bad call.
- shostack 9y ago
  When I moved to the Bay my wife got a job before I did and I was fortunate enough to be able to take some down time before taking my current role. That time was priceless. I was able to fully decompress from past work stress (shocking how much you build up), get my gaming fix out of the way, and then move on to be incredibly productive with self-driven education with coding things I'd wanted to learn. I also had a massive amount of creativity come back to me because I was well rested and not stressed or distracted. If you are ever in a position to do something like a multi month or year break in between jobs, I can't recommend it enough.
jogjayr 9y ago
Why is it crazy? You can never start retirement saving (and I'm talking outside of a 401K) too early. If you've worked at a top-tier tech company for > 5 years and been even slightly careful with your money you're going to have that much saved up without even meaning to. Exhibit A: https://www.thefrugalgene.com/dumb-luck-rich/ https://www.thefrugalgene.com/dumb-luck-rich/
- boffinism 9y ago
  It's not crazy to have 2 years worth of savings. It's crazy to think you need that to be in a position to quit your job.

wil421 9y ago

Why would you quit before finding a job? I work on a relatively mundane but desirable platform at a boring megacorp and get hit up by recruiters on LinkedIn weekly.

Cofike 9y ago
Take some time to work on stuff you find interesting? That's been the reason I've done it so far. If you are in the financial situation to do it I would recommend. Granted I work in a location where no one cares if you have a two year gap, let alone a two month, on your resume. The real trick is not just bum around the entire time otherwise then yes it was probably a bad call.
shostack 9y ago
When I moved to the Bay my wife got a job before I did and I was fortunate enough to be able to take some down time before taking my current role. That time was priceless. I was able to fully decompress from past work stress (shocking how much you build up), get my gaming fix out of the way, and then move on to be incredibly productive with self-driven education with coding things I'd wanted to learn. I also had a massive amount of creativity come back to me because I was well rested and not stressed or distracted. If you are ever in a position to do something like a multi month or year break in between jobs, I can't recommend it enough.

jogjayr 9y ago

Why is it crazy? You can never start retirement saving (and I'm talking outside of a 401K) too early. If you've worked at a top-tier tech company for > 5 years and been even slightly careful with your money you're going to have that much saved up without even meaning to. Exhibit A: https://www.thefrugalgene.com/dumb-luck-rich/ https://www.thefrugalgene.com/dumb-luck-rich/

boffinism 9y ago
It's not crazy to have 2 years worth of savings. It's crazy to think you need that to be in a position to quit your job.