There’s truth to this comment. I was 4 years away from the financial number I had in mind while working for a big company. 2023 was a pretty miserable year and

There’s truth to this comment. I was 4 years away from the financial number I had in mind while working for a big company. 2023 was a pretty miserable year and I got laid off in 2024. The severance was nice (4 months of pay) but if you’re a few years from financial independence then that shouldn’t be what’s stopping you. I wouldn’t have left on my own. And it wasn’t more tolerable I would have preferred to stay for 4 more years. But given what I had control over - it didn’t turn out too bad and I am not looking to return to a big company for the next few years - I’d rather semi-retire for 8.