If you manager offered you a choice between a 20% raise or never having to work a particular day of the week again (your choice which day), what would you choose?
Ask HN: Would you rather have 20% more money or 20% more time
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#2I go with the shorter workweek, no question about it.
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#3I go with the shorter workweek, no question about it.
How much money would it take for you to be conflicted about it? 40% raise? 100%?
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#4Early in my career, the raise and put it entirely towards retirement savings. Later in my career, the free time.
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#5I would choose time.
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#6I want both!
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#7I prefer 100% more time and 100% more money.
This is an unrealistic question, it deserves an unrealistic answer.
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#8I already made that choice. Have had 3-day weekends for more than 4 years now.
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#1020% raise. I happen to enjoy the work I do - Ive taken extended time off (6month+) to do personal stuff and didn't really touch anything tech related, and felt myself getting dumber as I was missing out on tech. Being engaged in it every day is like a workout for my brain.