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It's not for my ego - it's being honest about what I've been able to yield from my skillset and just being able to live a modest below average life. My point o
by mertleee 2y ago
It's not for my ego - it's being honest about what I've been able to yield from my skillset and just being able to live a modest below average life. My point of comparison is about average or below average.
I barely go out, I don't spend any money on fun things and I do personal upkeep on my nearly 14 year old car.
This advice seems to come significantly from boomers.
- scarface_74 2y ago> This advice seems to come significantly from boomers. I’m not the one struggling trying to find a job… I’ve done my stint at BigTech. To be blunt. If you can’t make more than $140K, the market is telling you something. You only “deserve” what the market is willing to pay you. Because it is your ego. A “modest” life is living at the income level of the 50th percentile - not the 80th percentile. The minute I brought up $140K you said you felt bad because you wanted to do better than someone else.