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> Everyone has a price, is this meant to be shocking? Left a very-well paying job over conscience reasons. TC was ~3x higher than I could get elsewhere without

by maeil 2y ago

> Everyone has a price, is this meant to be shocking? Left a very-well paying job over conscience reasons. TC was ~3x higher than I could get elsewhere without immigrating, probably higher than anywhere relative to CoL. I wasn't even doing defense stuff, crypto scams or anything clearly questionable like that, just clients were mostly in fossil-fuel adjacent sectors. Come from a lower-class background and haven't built up sizable assets at all, will likely need to work until retirement age. AMA. If anyone similar reads this, would love to get in touch as I'm sure we'll have a lot in common. In case someone here knows me, hi!

scarface_74 2y ago
There is a huge difference between being “principled” between 3x and 1x when you are going from 200K to 600K and when you are going from $50K to $150K. Once you have “enough”, your personal marginal utility for money changes. Would you go from what you are making now to being an at home nurse taking care of special needs kids for $16/hour?
- maeil 2y ago
  > There is a huge difference between being “principled” between 3x and 1x when you are going from 200K to 600K and when you are going from $50K to $150K. If it'd be anything remotely like the former, I would have built up sizable assets (which I didn't), especially as I mentioned relative to CoL :)
  - scarface_74 2y ago
    Did you give up so much potential income that you couldn’t meet your short term and long term wants and needs? What did you give up in your lifestyle that you personally valued to choose a lower paying job? I’m 50, (step)kids are grown, we downsized from the big house in the burbs to a condo in a state tax free state, etc and while I could make “FAANG” total compensation (been there done that), I much prefer a more laid back job, remote work, freedom to travel,etc. I also have always hated large companies. I would have made different choices a decade ago if the opportunities had arisen. I’m well aware that my income puts me at the top quintile of household income (while still lower than a mid level developer at any of the BigTech companies). https://dqydj.com/household-income-percentile-calculator/ https://dqydj.com/household-income-percentile-calculator/ Be as vague as you are comfortable with. But where are you with respect to the median income locally?
    - maeil 2y ago
      > What did you give up in your lifestyle that you personally valued to choose a lower paying job? Decades earlier retirement. Bringing with it the exact freedom you're talking about.
arresin 2y ago
Isn’t it crazy how everything that could maybe dig us out of this hole is being held back because a few extremely rich people have a small chance of losing a tiny bit of money.

by maeil 2y ago

scarface_74 2y ago

There is a huge difference between being “principled” between 3x and 1x when you are going from 200K to 600K and when you are going from $50K to $150K. Once you have “enough”, your personal marginal utility for money changes. Would you go from what you are making now to being an at home nurse taking care of special needs kids for $16/hour?

maeil 2y ago
> There is a huge difference between being “principled” between 3x and 1x when you are going from 200K to 600K and when you are going from $50K to $150K. If it'd be anything remotely like the former, I would have built up sizable assets (which I didn't), especially as I mentioned relative to CoL :)
- scarface_74 2y ago
  Did you give up so much potential income that you couldn’t meet your short term and long term wants and needs? What did you give up in your lifestyle that you personally valued to choose a lower paying job? I’m 50, (step)kids are grown, we downsized from the big house in the burbs to a condo in a state tax free state, etc and while I could make “FAANG” total compensation (been there done that), I much prefer a more laid back job, remote work, freedom to travel,etc. I also have always hated large companies. I would have made different choices a decade ago if the opportunities had arisen. I’m well aware that my income puts me at the top quintile of household income (while still lower than a mid level developer at any of the BigTech companies). https://dqydj.com/household-income-percentile-calculator/ https://dqydj.com/household-income-percentile-calculator/ Be as vague as you are comfortable with. But where are you with respect to the median income locally?
  - maeil 2y ago
    > What did you give up in your lifestyle that you personally valued to choose a lower paying job? Decades earlier retirement. Bringing with it the exact freedom you're talking about.

arresin 2y ago

Isn’t it crazy how everything that could maybe dig us out of this hole is being held back because a few extremely rich people have a small chance of losing a tiny bit of money.