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Re: What I’ve Been Doing Since Quitting My Job

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Post by monktastic1 »

mercutio2 wrote: post #98
throwawayok wrote: post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Well, in addition to salary, he would have also gotten a bonus and stock. The bonus might be $50K/year, and then maybe another $100K/year in stock. The number of shares in the stock grant would have been computed at the date he started -- 5 years ago, GOOG was around $440/share, so at today's price, the shares would be worth $245K/year, assuming he held onto them as they vested. So, that adds up to around $495K/year,…

You lose your unvested RSUs when you leave (so divide your RSU calculations by 2 to start with), and the later grants would be at higher prices and thus have experienced less growth, so your envelope math is off by enough to not be good envelope math. On the other hand, $100k is by no means the largest RSU grant you can get, so, basically, we have no damn idea. Overall it’s pretty silly to speculate about someone’s n…

The grant is normally over 4 years, so it would all have vested. And there's only one grant in question, so no higher prices to account for.

Re: What I’ve Been Doing Since Quitting My Job

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Post by jackgolding »

jaypaulynice wrote: post #80
greggman wrote: post #74

I glad it worked out for the author but so far it hasn't worked out for me. It's been 5 years which wasn't my plan. I thought it would be 6 months until I figured out what I want to do. Things that happened. Travelled: found it mostly extremely lonely to travel alone. Got sick of seeing the same things (this place's contemporary art museum, that place's famous church). Of course I saw some amazing things but I now th…

Pick up the guitar like I have been doing. I even wrote a quick article on how easy I’ve found it: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/learning-play-guitar-jay-paul...

Yup I picked up the bass guitar - incredible how quickly you can play most songs after half a dozen lessons and songsterr.com

Re: What I’ve Been Doing Since Quitting My Job

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Post by jackgolding »

coastal-fiesta wrote: post #76
greggman wrote: post #74

I glad it worked out for the author but so far it hasn't worked out for me. It's been 5 years which wasn't my plan. I thought it would be 6 months until I figured out what I want to do. Things that happened. Travelled: found it mostly extremely lonely to travel alone. Got sick of seeing the same things (this place's contemporary art museum, that place's famous church). Of course I saw some amazing things but I now th…

>I agree with some happiness researcher who claims travel is best in short Got a link to that?

I'm also interested in this because a lot of nomads (especially levelsio) think that staying somewhere for a few days/weeks isn't great and its better to stay somewhere for 6 months or so

Re: What I’ve Been Doing Since Quitting My Job

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Post by JKCalhoun »

greggman wrote: post #74

I glad it worked out for the author but so far it hasn't worked out for me. It's been 5 years which wasn't my plan. I thought it would be 6 months until I figured out what I want to do. Things that happened. Travelled: found it mostly extremely lonely to travel alone. Got sick of seeing the same things (this place's contemporary art museum, that place's famous church). Of course I saw some amazing things but I now th…

I wonder if teaching would be appealing to you.

Re: What I’ve Been Doing Since Quitting My Job

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Post by jackgolding »

blunte wrote: post #79
bradlys wrote: post #75

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I feel this. This is my viewpoint as someone who cannot realistically afford an "entrepreneurial" lifestyle. Similarly, I'd rather not see my savings dwindle every month rather than grow. I feel that concern only goes away when you are practically-speaking rich or FIRE. When I see people talking about entrepreneurship on HN or quitting their X job to do Y project, I feel no different than it being the "minimalist lif…

Trust me, there are a whole lot of entrepreneurs not like the ex-Google "I'm self-funded for several years" types. I'm definitely not rich, and there are some months when I'm not sure I'll make it; but somehow I do, and then there are other months where things work out better than I expected. But when I walk out of my house and go where I want, when I want, while most of the rest of the people are told when and where…

This is what I find is most annoying - the traditional "more money more problems." I actually had the most savings I've ever had in my life while I was a student on $15k a year Government benefits.

Every payrise I've gotten has just gone into more mundane crap - more booze, more expensive food, more spontaneous frivolous holidays...

Re: What I’ve Been Doing Since Quitting My Job

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Post by csomar »

greggman wrote: post #74

I glad it worked out for the author but so far it hasn't worked out for me. It's been 5 years which wasn't my plan. I thought it would be 6 months until I figured out what I want to do. Things that happened. Travelled: found it mostly extremely lonely to travel alone. Got sick of seeing the same things (this place's contemporary art museum, that place's famous church). Of course I saw some amazing things but I now th…

> found it mostly extremely lonely to travel alone. Got sick of seeing the same things (this place's contemporary art museum, that place's famous church). Of course I saw some amazing things but I now think I agree with some happiness researcher who claims travel is best in short If you don't make accidental friends and events on your travels, they'll become a chore. Learned it the hard way. I travelled, was fun, then learned to avoid the accidents only for traveling to become lonely.

How it works?

- Try hostels (there are hostels where you can get your own room).

- Starbucks and approach anything (same gender, other gender, different gender, animal?)

- Go to random events

- Avoid online tools (like tinder and such). They are a waste of time. Most of the woman expect that you are there for a quickie and have their guards up. Most people turn their guards off when the interaction is "natural".

- Avoid approaching in touristy areas. They are usually for groups, couples, family, etc... leads nowhere.

edit: also don't decline to talk to people you are otherwise not interested in. Most of my interesting interactions started this way. Talk to this, invite me to party, go out together, find new friends, etc...

You won't remember the monuments but you'll remember discussions and human-based interactions.

Re: What I’ve Been Doing Since Quitting My Job

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Post by tluyben2 »

jackgolding wrote: post #113
coastal-fiesta wrote: post #76

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>I agree with some happiness researcher who claims travel is best in short Got a link to that?

I'm also interested in this because a lot of nomads (especially levelsio) think that staying somewhere for a few days/weeks isn't great and its better to stay somewhere for 6 months or so

Definitely weeks: days and then moving is tiring imho. And not productive. Months I find too long. Probably based on personal taste a lot as well.

And for nomads perhaps taxes; staying 6 months can be dangerous in some cases; even 60 days consecutive for some countries.

Re: What I’ve Been Doing Since Quitting My Job

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Post by bigbluedots »

greggman wrote: post #74

I glad it worked out for the author but so far it hasn't worked out for me. It's been 5 years which wasn't my plan. I thought it would be 6 months until I figured out what I want to do. Things that happened. Travelled: found it mostly extremely lonely to travel alone. Got sick of seeing the same things (this place's contemporary art museum, that place's famous church). Of course I saw some amazing things but I now th…

Your post reminds me a lot of my own experience. I am quite socially anxious, which is a serious barrier to having 'enough' social interaction so as not to feel isolated. Meanwhile, I feel that my time is not spent doing something worthwhile, whatever that is. I am employed and in no position to take a longer break away from having to pay the bills, but if I won the lottery tomorrow I'm pretty sure I would struggle to find something to do that was meaningful. Anyway I hope that you find a way to feel a bit less shit.

Re: What I’ve Been Doing Since Quitting My Job

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Post by bigbluedots »

rejectedalot wrote: post #101
greggman wrote: post #74

I glad it worked out for the author but so far it hasn't worked out for me. It's been 5 years which wasn't my plan. I thought it would be 6 months until I figured out what I want to do. Things that happened. Travelled: found it mostly extremely lonely to travel alone. Got sick of seeing the same things (this place's contemporary art museum, that place's famous church). Of course I saw some amazing things but I now th…

It seems like you get a lot of your feeling of meaning and contentedness from social interaction. From what you’re saying about how travel, projects, etc don’t seem as fulfilling anymore, it really seems to me like you have some depressive tendencies. I’m not a doctor, but just as a friend, I think you should really try to think of dealing with that existential sadness as a priority - not as an annoyance. Spending re…

Do you have any recommendations for dealing with 'existential sadness', as you put it?

Re: What I’ve Been Doing Since Quitting My Job

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Post by gazarsgo »

grosjona wrote: post #29
icedchai wrote: post #22

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Those things are obviously unfortunate, but relatively rare. It is also rare to win the lottery, or actually make a profit on startup stock options. I am not talking about these cases. The average person in this industry makes good money, and should have the ability to save and invest some of their income.

There aren't many good investment options available these days. Real estate is too expensive, interest rates on cash are too low and VCs have a monopoly on the startup space and the media. The most rational option seems to be to invest in stocks... To fuel corporations which inflate real estate prices by forcing their employees to relocate to major urban centers. The same corporations which are responsible for the lo…

I can't decide whether this is noble or simply pragmatic. Kudos, either way.

I wonder if there will be a trend towards bootstrapping?

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