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I am/was similar. My solution was to earn enough money to for "lean FIRE". Since I got to that level, my motivation for the grind and tolerance of job-induced b
by badpun 4y ago
I am/was similar. My solution was to earn enough money to for "lean FIRE". Since I got to that level, my motivation for the grind and tolerance of job-induced bullshit started rapidly declining. Currently, I do not work, but am still productive - I improve my cooking skills (saves money on eating out) or do some hobby with hopes of creating a small income stream off it. This is so much healther than doing more grind in tech so that I can add another $100k to my stash. In the end, my money may run out before I die and I'll end up poor at 80 yo, but that is such a distant and uncertain scenario that doing something I hate (I've grown to mostly have coding jobs) for the sake of protecting against it is just not worth it.
The key here is learning to enjoy living relatively frugally, if you haven't already. If you like living large, you'll be slave to tech jobs for a long time.