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Not only does he probably have a good amount of savings, he can easily get a new job if this experiment fails. It’s a gutsy move I’d never be able to do but not
by sotojuan 8y ago
Not only does he probably have a good amount of savings, he can easily get a new job if this experiment fails. It’s a gutsy move I’d never be able to do but not really something he can’t recover from.
- asdfman123 8y agoYeah, as a former senior engineer with a well known company, who took time off to develop his own programming language all he has to do is throw his resume into the recruiter feeding frenzy and immediately get a job. While it's admirable, I can't really say it's risky. Risky is quitting in a field where people stay laid off for like a year.
- beagle3 8y agoIt IS risky unless he has a cushion to fall on (lots of saving or trust fund). Life tends to pull out expensive rabbits out of hats, more of them as one gets older. At $1000/month, a broken or stolen laptop or bicycle is ~two months. In the US (which he is) Any medical issue, or a baby, is somewhere between three months and bankruptcy.
- gowld 8y agoHe's taking a sabbatical, not retiring permanently. Sure, he needs to have some money saved up.
- asdfman123 8y agoWell, I assume he's going to be smart about it and have at least six months' income.
- ChristianGeek 8y agoIf he’s spending $2K on a bike then he’s not living a “modest” life.
- workinthehead 8y agoBaloney. If your bicycle is a serious mode of transportation that's not unreasonable at all.