That preemptively termination with severance package was an incredibly smart move. I quit several times before but I never thought I could just not do little un

That preemptively termination with severance package was an incredibly smart move. I quit several times before but I never thought I could just not do little until a performance review and then be fired. Most likely that would have never been triggered as performance reviews have never been serious in my experience and everyone is informally happy with my performance. Back on topic: I make similar money post tax in a cheap LCOL in Europe and the boredom is real. Building easy crap you don't care about. It's a grind and it wears you. I think once I finish building my house + save enough for kids' school, I'll move back to only do small projects I care about. No client work, just shipping and outsourced customer support.