This is OP's lesson 20: Eventually, time becomes worth more than money. Act accordingly. I’ve watched senior engineers burn out chasing the next promo level, o

This is OP's lesson 20: Eventually, time becomes worth more than money. Act accordingly. I’ve watched senior engineers burn out chasing the next promo level, optimizing for a few more percentage points of compensation. Some of them got it. Most of them wondered, afterward, if it was worth what they gave up.