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I suppose this depends on whether you prefer to live to work or work to live. When I was younger I lived to work. Now I work to live. I've taken up backpacki
by Consultant32452 7y ago
I suppose this depends on whether you prefer to live to work or work to live. When I was younger I lived to work. Now I work to live. I've taken up backpacking, woodworking, and put a greater emphasis on my family life. If anyone is on the fence here, I definitely recommend working to live. If you can avoid misery at work, you're a lucky person, so do that if you can. But at the end of your life the odds you'll be most proud of selling a few more units of some software is very small.
- ThrowawayR2 7y agoThis person is in the early stage of their career. Building the skills, network, and reputation necessary to carry them through the rest of their career while they are young and energetic _is_ working to live, particularly at a FAANG. Nobody wants to become a 50 year old with the skills and experience of a 30-year old.
- Consultant32452 7y agoIf someone with the skills of a 30-year old can eek out a good comfortable living without much effort, what's wrong with wanting that? Most 50-somethings I know are doing basically what they were doing at 30.
- mrep 7y agoIf you want to have kids, time isn't on your side. Getting pregnant is harder later in life and it also introduces other risks like down syndrome.
- djcapelis 7y agoThis is a false dichotomy and just drives me up a wall. Why not get fulfillment in both the work and non-work areas of your life?