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post 1645564393 08-23-2021, 03:27 PM
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have you beaten the rate race? (or remain wagecel til death)

Any miscers out there successfully beat the wagecel cubecel life? I'm looking to get some inspiration to do so myself and finally start my own company.

What kind of company did you start?

How risky was it?

Did it work out for you?

What advice you recommend to those wagecels looking to beat the race race?
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post 1645564883 08-23-2021, 03:35 PM
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Yep I beat the rape race.
post 1645565003 08-23-2021, 03:37 PM
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10/10 RATEd masterRACE
post 1645565103 08-23-2021, 03:38 PM
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Beat it just to find myself in an even harder game (keeping it going).
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post 1645565163 08-23-2021, 03:40 PM
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post 1645565273 08-23-2021, 03:41 PM
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Originally Posted By shortys408⏩
Beat it just to find myself in an even harder game (keeping it going).
Would you trade it to go back to your old cell... i mean cubical?
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post 1645565573 08-23-2021, 03:46 PM
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kind of

I just found a kush job in a specific department and specific shift where as long as I am basically here the majority of the 40 hour work week I get paid
what I do during that 40 hours is pretty loosely defined and i work in a building most of the shift completely alone
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post 1645565693 08-23-2021, 03:48 PM
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Originally Posted By TuskV⏩
Would you trade it to go back to your old cell... i mean cubical?
Never
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post 1645566053 08-23-2021, 03:56 PM
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not really...but work from home at a chill company with 1 or 2 short meetings so only do like 3 hours a day of work. and trade stocks at the same time.

my advice is try and get a work from home job that's chill to finance your entrepreneurial venture
post 1645566083 08-23-2021, 03:56 PM
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Originally Posted By Jestbrah⏩
kind of

I just found a kush job in a specific department and specific shift where as long as I am basically here the majority of the 40 hour work week I get paid
what I do during that 40 hours is pretty loosely defined and i work in a building most of the shift completely alone
Yea im kind of in that same position. Cupcake job. But even that is getting old. Still have to be somewhere every day on some else's clock. Still bound by the limits created by someone else. Still have to metaphorically blow someone else if you want the carrot on the end of the stick.
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post 1645566173 08-23-2021, 03:58 PM
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i never met a business owner that wasn't all in to their company and I'd rather spend 40hrs a week working for someone else than 50hrs working for nyself and the stress that comes with it
post 1645566353 08-23-2021, 04:01 PM
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Originally Posted By Jestbrah⏩
kind of

I just found a kush job in a specific department and specific shift where as long as I am basically here the majority of the 40 hour work week I get paid
what I do during that 40 hours is pretty loosely defined and i work in a building most of the shift completely alone
Yeah but I imagine this gets old. You also still gotta go in 5 days a week
post 1645566583 08-23-2021, 04:03 PM
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My investment rate of return is on on the cusp of surpassing my annual expenses (after I finish my move out of shthole CA/LA).

Once that happens, I will likely start a business and or deploy capital in other areas of the market for more income streams.

There is absolutely ZERO reason why any self-aware/rational person should even consider having a 'career' in the traditional sense - it is a fcking trap.
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post 1645566733 08-23-2021, 04:05 PM
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I understand the "grass is greener" theory, but for me it's not just about the money.

It's about achieving something I've been wanting to do, and being able to live out my own free will each day. I'm getting to that point where I don't want to be under someone's control anymore, even if its "not that bad" or "pretty easy."
Originally Posted By gainztrain818⏩
There is absolutely ZERO reason why any self-aware/rational person should even consider having a 'career' in the traditional sense - it is a fcking trap.
it's becoming mind numbing for me. i have a great job and its easy, but i feel like im losing myself and wasting my life. It's crazy because many would kill for my position. But i think its ultimately killing me.
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post 1645567263 08-23-2021, 04:12 PM
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Originally Posted By Cleveland33⏩
i never met a business owner that wasn't all in to their company and I'd rather spend 40hrs a week working for someone else than 50hrs working for nyself and the stress that comes with it
How many business owners (not shaniqua with a nail bitness on ********) do you actually know?
post 1645567373 08-23-2021, 04:13 PM
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Originally Posted By TuskV⏩
Yea im kind of in that same position. Cupcake job. But even that is getting old. Still have to be somewhere every day on some else's clock. Still bound by the limits created by someone else. Still have to metaphorically blow someone else if you want the carrot on the end of the stick.
I have to be that way for now, the only career I could do where I would be able to manage myself and work enough hours to make a good living is fitness coaching. Ill do that when I am ready and not competing myself anymore so I can devote all of my attention to it.
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post 1645567633 08-23-2021, 04:16 PM
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Originally Posted By MikeLowrrrey⏩
Yeah but I imagine this gets old. You also still gotta go in 5 days a week
sure, but I still get gym time, I go in at 2pm and get off at 10pm and like I said thats pretty loose, I can show up at 230 and leave at 930 and no one will say anything. I can also run home for an hour because I live 5 minutes from work and technically with my job I just need to be in a vehicle in the vicinity of where I work so even being at home for a small amount of time isnt against any rule.

I also accrue a LOT of vacation and comp time which I can use pretty much at my leisure, right now I have like 300 hours banked just because I only really take off when I have an urge, sometimes ill do a 60 hour spurt where I only work 2 days a week for a couple months.
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