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A pink slip ... after 5 long years of loyal service and hard work. It is at times like that when you realize that working at a fulltime job is something you sho
by LostInTheWoods 18y ago
A pink slip ... after 5 long years of loyal service and hard work. It is at times like that when you realize that working at a fulltime job is something you should do ONLY if you have absolutely no alternatives.
- tptacek 18y agoIf you've managed your career, when you get a pink slip, you should be less than two months away from restoring or even enhancing your income. If you're committed to startups, and your current startup craters, you could be 9-18 months from revenue. It's just a fact: for any reasonable definition of "wealthy", more people reliably become wealthy by carefully saving and investing the income from a well-managed career than by any get-rich-quick scheme. Don't do it for the money. You're not going to make any.
- angstrom 18y ago"Don't do it for the money. You're not going to make any." Agreed, but I would temper that with 'hope for the best, be prepared for the worst'.