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Re:Tech firms face growing resentment of parent employees du... by itsoktocry on Tuesday September 08, 2020 @04:20PM (#24412788)
>employer expectations have historically been incredibly high at companies I’ve worked for, to the point that sacrificing one’s personal life is pretty much expected (although never explicitly stated).

This sounds horrible. Honest question: why do you want to carve out a solid career in an industry that you can see works this way?

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Re:Tech firms face growing resentment of parent employees du... by save_ferris on Tuesday September 08, 2020 @04:31PM (#24412961)
Because it's likely my best shot at financial independence. There's no other line of work I can pursue without taking on tens of thousands in student debt and starting over career-wise.

I've worked in several industries in my life, and it's not like tech is unique this way. In a lot of ways, finance is much, much worse. It would be great to have enough money to pursue whatever goal or passion I wanted, but that's not my reality.

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Re:Tech firms face growing resentment of parent employees du... by mlady on Tuesday September 08, 2020 @05:37PM (#24413760)
I would refer you to the Parable of the Fisherman and the Businessman.

https://www.momentum-coaching.eu/en/inspiration/the-parable-...

TL;DR: try to live now in the way you would want to live once you achieve "financial independence"

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