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How to protect against both outcomes? Should I start learning the fancy front end framework of the week, or aggressively increase comp to FIRE?
by person_of_color 6y ago
How to protect against both outcomes? Should I start learning the fancy front end framework of the week, or aggressively increase comp to FIRE?
- dasil003 6y agoFirst of all, save as much as possible. If you are young, single and making SV market rates for engineers, there is no excuse to be saving less than half your take-home. Second, learn the business and big picture of what you are doing. A lot of engineers are inclined to go deeper and deeper technically, and indeed there is a path to riches here if you are exceptionally good and also have a bit of luck with your choice and circumstance of specialization. That said if you are lucky enough to navigate this, you will have the golden hand-cuffs as only very few companies can properly compensate and utilize such experts. Far more reliable is general purpose business knowledge, specific domain knowledge, and/or collaboration skills. Combining these things with programming skills is a super power that will give you a lot of flexibility later in life.
- meiraleal 6y agoStay in great shape and health. No youngling is ageist against a fit grandpa, because most of them can't get fit in their age, much less when they get older.