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I have never been in a position to just up and quit a job without having something else lined up. Are you all trust fund kids?
I have never been in a position to just up and quit a job without having something else lined up. Are you all trust fund kids?
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Do you not save any money when you work? If you are not saving 10% - 15% of your paycheck into an account where the money is immediately accessible, you are living above your means.
I'd venture to guess you're single, a renter, and have no children or relevant financial obligations?
Earlier quoted context omitted.
Do you not save any money when you work? If you are not saving 10% - 15% of your paycheck into an account where the money is immediately accessible, you are living above your means.
You don't need to be single or a renter to save. You just need to make it a priority. I'm the sole breadwinner with a wife and two kids, and we pack away 20% out of every paycheck. We own our home and both cars. Do we live a garish lifestyle? Certainly not, but we travel a lot and adhere to our budget (thank goodness for remote jobs).
Whether that is possible depends a lot on where you live - from what I can tell, outside of a few major cities there are plenty of places in the US where you can buy a house for <$200k in the US, good luck with that anywhere in Canada.
I have never been in a position to just up and quit a job without having something else lined up. Are you all trust fund kids?
Earlier quoted context omitted.
Do you not save any money when you work? If you are not saving 10% - 15% of your paycheck into an account where the money is immediately accessible, you are living above your means.
TIL I live beyond my means. Welcome to America. Having 10-15% cushion to save is a luxury for a lot of people. Probably not most people on HN but still.
But was there anything in particular wrong? Was there anything Dropbox should have done differently to keep her? I realize that some places are wrong for some people, in ways that can't be fixed. I'm just curious whether it's possible to articulate how Dropbox was wrong for the author.
Often if you're in an unhappy situation you can speak up and articulate what's wrong and others will adapt.
I suppose if you're young and single you can afford to be impulsive. A pattern of doing that repeatedly can't look too good..
I have never been in a position to just up and quit a job without having something else lined up. Are you all trust fund kids?
Do you not save any money when you work? If you are not saving 10% - 15% of your paycheck into an account where the money is immediately accessible, you are living above your means.
The fact she conveniently leaves out huge parts of the story makes me wonder what the real reason was she left. As such, I can't comment other than to point out people quit jobs all the time these days, and the way her story is written, she hints at something, but never fills in the details - so the only conclusion we can make is:
She quit her job and is looking for a new job.
There's literally no detail to any of the logic or rationale in this story. People like faffing about these fantasies, but the most important advice I've ever received in my career was from my father - "Don't quit your day job."