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"Momentary"? At age 28 i quit the rat race, took a pay cut, and never looked back after starting my career on 100k straight out of uni. 10yrs later i see my ex

by weq 5y ago

"Momentary"? At age 28 i quit the rat race, took a pay cut, and never looked back after starting my career on 100k straight out of uni. 10yrs later i see my ex-collegues earning double me, but i couldnt imagine how much of my life i would have wasted if i had "stuck it out". Case and point, natural disaters, covid, has changed the world forever - if u were waiting for retirement to travel, you already lost your chance to see the world. Its not the same world we grew up with. Some people get drive from money. My experience is these people are either never satisfied, or find out too late that actually no, the money was only there to distract them from their real desires which required guts determination to persue - counter to popular rhetoric of the motivation pr0n blick bait generation. If you equate money to success, one only needs to look at the raft of multi-million-billionaires who still wake up at 60, put on a suite, and got into a board room, looking for the next big thing. That person, they never woke up. They think they have the respect, but they actually represent a different kind of person in my books. A complete failure in every way to be true to themselves. Thats what makes us all different right? Choices. The person who quits their cushy life - to listen to their heart -- is in my opinion --- so much smarter and more motivated then any unicorn founder.

ldjkfkdsjnv 5y ago
Yeah I mean I get you, but it doesnt have to be this drastic. I was exactly in OPs position, at a FAANG, making a few hundred grand a year, HATED it. I switched teams once, made it nine months, switched teams again. Now I am leading a team, working 30 hours a week, while travelling around the USA remote, making top 1% income for my age group. this all or nothing quit is a fallacy, it takes time to find the right position in a company, and if they are paying you well, its worth finding.
ehnto 5y ago
> if u were waiting for retirement to travel, you already lost your chance to see the world The world is always changing, I wouldn't be so pessimistic about travelling post-covid. It may even be better in some regards. It might be different, but so were the twenty years prior that, and so will be the 20 years after now. I only nitpick this as I wouldn't want anyone to be discouraged from travelling, you'll still be doing the exact same thing everyone else did when they travelled: Experiencing the world in the moment, immersed as it exists. That's not to say that I don't hear what you're saying. I travelled to Japan in Nov 2019, just before Covid, and have wanted to go back ever since. It's been sad to see some of the things change while I watch from afar, but that's just life. Also regarding happiness > money, totally agree. I realized pretty quickly that a 9-5 wasn't a good fit for me, I've been part time contracting instead for maybe 7 years now, mostly remote, less money total but more per hour. I get paid more for my time, and get more time for myself.

by weq 5y ago

ldjkfkdsjnv 5y ago

Yeah I mean I get you, but it doesnt have to be this drastic. I was exactly in OPs position, at a FAANG, making a few hundred grand a year, HATED it. I switched teams once, made it nine months, switched teams again. Now I am leading a team, working 30 hours a week, while travelling around the USA remote, making top 1% income for my age group. this all or nothing quit is a fallacy, it takes time to find the right position in a company, and if they are paying you well, its worth finding.

ehnto 5y ago

> if u were waiting for retirement to travel, you already lost your chance to see the world The world is always changing, I wouldn't be so pessimistic about travelling post-covid. It may even be better in some regards. It might be different, but so were the twenty years prior that, and so will be the 20 years after now. I only nitpick this as I wouldn't want anyone to be discouraged from travelling, you'll still be doing the exact same thing everyone else did when they travelled: Experiencing the world in the moment, immersed as it exists. That's not to say that I don't hear what you're saying. I travelled to Japan in Nov 2019, just before Covid, and have wanted to go back ever since. It's been sad to see some of the things change while I watch from afar, but that's just life. Also regarding happiness > money, totally agree. I realized pretty quickly that a 9-5 wasn't a good fit for me, I've been part time contracting instead for maybe 7 years now, mostly remote, less money total but more per hour. I get paid more for my time, and get more time for myself.