“About one-third of Basecamp employees accepted buyouts today”

Re:“About one-third of Basecamp employees accepted buyouts t... by rufus_foreman on Friday April 30, 2021 @06:38PM (#27000396)

$273k means you would be hitting the top marginal federal income tax rate and also the net investment income tax. If you are in a state with high state income tax rates, your additional $100k nets you $50k. Of which maybe $10k goes to replace the post-tax income you lost for the month you spent looking for a job.

$40k in the bank is a nice bonus, but I wouldn't quit a job I liked for it.

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Re:“About one-third of Basecamp employees accepted buyouts t... by madeofpalk on Friday April 30, 2021 @08:00PM (#27001262)

Also getting a new job is a pain. I don't like doing it.

It reminds me of people flippantly declaring "just sue!" as if it's an easy or pleasant thing to do.

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Re:“About one-third of Basecamp employees accepted buyouts t... by rufus_foreman on Friday April 30, 2021 @08:29PM (#27001544)

>> Also getting a new job is a pain. I don't like doing it

Agreed. A pain, and also a risk. A huge part of job satisfaction is working for a manager that you respect, and you can't really know that until you've been through some shit.

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