From Burned Out Tech CEO to Amazon Warehouse Associate

Post by oldsklgdfth » Mon, Oct 03, 2022, 10:55 PM UTC

Bakary wrote: post #143

oldsklgdfth wrote: post #74

I work in FAANG and enjoy Costco. Sometimes in the food court I day-dream of working there. You know what you are doing, you use your body, you go home and don't think about it. I told my friend. He thought it sounded a lot like larping.

If you work in a FAANG (presumably as some sort of knowledge worker) you have a unique opportunity to never have to work again within just a few years of saving.

Post by bliteben » Mon, Oct 03, 2022, 10:56 PM UTC

antiterra wrote: post #106

kjeetgill wrote: post #95

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's not propaganda, it's a perspective. He's pretty involved in activism on the behalf of trades work, not just the mouthpiece of some think tank ad campaign.

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Post by svnt » Mon, Oct 03, 2022, 11:00 PM UTC

hnuser847 wrote: post #158

wnolens wrote: post #144

Similar story with me. Except I ended up in AWS! Worked in different big tech for 7y, and took a sabbatical because I could, and so why not? Well after a year of travelling and working on my own ideas and a bit of contract work, I entered a complete pit of depression. I mean contemplating ending it all to stop the pain. Instead big daddy Bezos was handing out tech jobs like candy so I took one begrudgingly just to ha…

Can you help me understand this perspective? Was there really nothing you wanted to do with your life that you had to resort to getting a corporate job to keep yourself sane? A guy a used to work with went through the same thing recently after his startup was acquired. I’m not sure how much he made, but I’m pretty sure he’s set for life. He stayed retired for about six months before getting bored and getting another…

Post by Animats » Mon, Oct 03, 2022, 11:02 PM UTC

Post by symlinkk » Mon, Oct 03, 2022, 11:05 PM UTC

Bakary wrote: post #136

symlinkk wrote: post #64

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I would. Imagine getting paid to be outdoors in the sun getting exercise. Imagine not having to spend an extra hour each day in a crowded gym doing boring repetitive movements because your sedentary job would ruin your body otherwise. Imagine not having posture and back problems at age 30. Imagine having the output of a hard days work be a physical object you can point to your son and say “see? I made that”.

If you are an American SWE or have a corresponding salary, you pretty much only have to work for 10 or so years before retiring, assuming you learn how personal finance works and learn to live without a fancy car or any status-related possessions. Heck you could do it in 5 years if you are a FAANG employee.