Within the last year, I've seen around 15 people get let go from my team. I'm lucky I'm here, and feel fortunate that management likes me and respects me. But after being in the career for 6 years or so I'm feeling some significant burn out, and have lost some good peers and am expected to take on more responsibilities to help address the backlog caused from the layoffs. I even had some vacation days lately, thinking it'd fix my mood, but nope. In some ways I kinda wish I'd get let go so I could get a severance package, experience a "Summer Vacation" of sorts like we had in K-12, and then maybe get some kind of sudden spurt of inspiration to reclaim my self identity after a few months of leisure.

The stock market has been bullish this year and has produced more profits in 2 months than my company would pay me in 4-5 months. SRS. And that's saying something because my pay is actually really good for my industry, srs. This is surely impacting my opinion on this subject too, though it isn't fair since we know the market will tank again sooner or later causing losses, and isn't a dependable source of income especially if you lack diversification.

I don't know what would be an ideal alternative. Not the biggest fan of universal income. Not the biggest fan of communism/socialism as a whole. I like the idea of a free market and being clever/lucky/hardworking to bring in success and incentivize quality products and services. I guess I just wish salaries were 3x'd globally (in relation to prices/CoL) and that the new standard was instead that people typically retired by around age 40-45.

This turned out to be more of a rant than I planned but, jeez. I've never really questioned before "how much more of this chit can I take?" until recently.

u can try to suck some cock. I think that will fix u.

working hard from age 15 to 40 so you don't have to work anymore should be the goal of all people. i don't know how people over about 32-33 can do it....let alone people in their late 40s, 50s and 60s.

it's only tuesday boyo

I get those same thoughts. But somehow you keep getting through it and the world keeps spinning. Worrying about the future is pointless. Drinking and sex help

Feel the same way OP, i was honestly about to post a thread on if there is anyone with a good amount of savings that are considering NEETing. There is one other person out of 6 originally that are still working on the same team as me from when i started a year ago. They hired one person to replace them so naturally, i got stuck with most of the work. Pay is 6 figures but ive been applying to other positions and am considering even taking a paycut to get the right role. Good luck

I stopped working hard at like age 35ish. I still hustle like crazy, but it's doing things I want to do and it's 100% optional.

Do you not have a family?

I've had a lot of savings for about 10 years now, and honestly have pretty much been a neet since then. Still work my ass off, but it's as a self employed person and could stop working anytime if I wanted. There have been times where stress level has been 10/10 from various Real Estate development projects, but at the same time those projects were designed by me and it was basically my own vision coming together. Different feeling when stress comes from within.

The misc has evolved.

If you aren't in Salesmaxxing or Entrepreneurmaxxing you're losing big time.

Right now I'm working on finding a $75k job so I can save about $1200/month. Then I'll have to start brainstorming towards a business

This is what's wrong with some of you

You're going to find a job to save 1.2k a month and then brainstorm towards a business?

Lower ur ego and work a fukn weekend serving job. Ur ass has been brainstorming for the past 5 years just start doing something.

Dam u idiots piss me off lol

I'm not complaining, but

Why would I work a weekend server job at 33 years old? Where exactly would that get me?

I've been doing some soul searching and decided I'm going to retire early rather than leave my kids a big inheritance.

Would rather SCUBA dive in the Bahamas at 60 than LDAR in a coffin at 80 while they spend my money eating out at fancy restaurants like TGIF.

Jeezus u are actually too far deep into the matrix to get yourself out.

Literally ur entire thought process is sheep mentality.

If you can't suck up ur ego and do menial jobs for a betting chance at your dreams, there is absolute 0 chance you will get anywhere near success running a business.

plus retiring early you actually get to spend more time with your kids and any other family members.

I work a white collar job. The next job will be white collar at $75k/yr. I actually have an interview Thursday.

What experience or value would i gain serving at the local Applebee's over the weekend?

As long as your kids tuition is paid for and they split the house, that should enough.

This brings back up that argument of them staying at home. They can save and actually get somewhere in life. Charge them $500 in rent then call it even

Your problem is that you are focused too heavily on the present joy than any long term goals. Once you do that, you will naturally care a lot less.

Disagree.

Closest thing is a paid off house. Get your living expenses as low as possible, then you can fuk off to a part time job working 25hrs/wk. Only con is having to find healthcare.

What happens when you don't get the job?

You'll sit on ur @ss the next couple months waiting for another 75k job to open up.

If it were me, i'd cut all my useless expenses -> deliver for uber eats -> funnel all the money into a business

Couple months of desperate offense will change the trajectory of your life srs

Alternatively, just get a job that you enjoy and build a team of competent people that you like

only job i'd enjoy is possibly playing in the nba or being potus

obamacare

Ok well maybe not you personally

For regular people this is a viable alternative

just learn to code bro

What exactly did you do to retire so early?

Saving $1 million seems impossible

resold crap on ebay during college years before everyone was trying to do it and bought rental houses when the housing market crashed

Yeah you're sort of right about the waiting part. I've interviewed for maybe 6 jobs, got 1 job offer. Glad I turned that 1 down though because I was only asking $65k. This job interview I'm asking $80k, but expect them to on $75k. That's a $20k salary increase.

Have a couple beers and slack off tomorrow


Sounds like they need you more than you need them

Just don't ask this guy where he got the money to start his various lucrative businesses. He never seems to have a clear and concise answer.

I do remember him stating that he bought his first house from the money he made mowing lawns during vacation from high school.