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I made the opposite choice. I left a 7 figure a year (but 70% travel) job to take a few years off with my kids. I'm under no illusion that my kids will be tha
by milliondollar 7y ago
I made the opposite choice. I left a 7 figure a year (but 70% travel) job to take a few years off with my kids. I'm under no illusion that my kids will be that much better for it, but I will be.
I am consuming this time with just absolute relish. A relationship is the sum of small things. And driving them to school is part of that overall cumulative time that ... just... matters. For me. I'm sure the kids would be great if their mom did it without me. But I only have one shot here, only a few years where the kids are 12 years old. So yeah, I'll spend my 7 figures a year for this. (Bezos test: would I make the same choice on my death bed looking back?)
She is in a unique situation in that she could choose to live any way she wants; she's not some working stiff. And she is choosing something else. It's not going to hurt her kids, but I think it's a tradeoff she may regret later.
- ulfw 7y agoNice thing to do if you can afford it Mr. Million Dollar man. Most people can't just throw a "7 figure a year" job away.
- milliondollar 7y agoI totally agree. It's an absolute privilege. But the argument around TFA is: "Is this parent making the right choice." She's not an hourly worker. She's at the peak of her profession. She has many choices which would provide a fine living and a more reasonable balance, if she chose them. This is absolutely the question of tradeoffs between job satisfaction vs time at home. It is not a question of putting food on the table.
- lonelappde 7y agoHey, you should thank someone who doesn't bogart the 7 figure job, and lets someone else have a turn after they get a lifetime supply of money from it.
- dang 7y agoPlease don't get personal in comments here. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html