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Re:Burning out and quitting by jkhdigital on Wednesday August 25, 2021 @08:10PM (#28308887)
> Do I want to work until I'm 65

What else are you going to do? If every form of “work” you encounter is just a means to an end, then I guess I can understand. But don’t underestimate how much you might change personally in 10-15 years, and how much enjoyment you might find in the future forms of work you engage with.

Re:Burning out and quitting by coldtea on Thursday August 26, 2021 @06:20AM (#28312900)
>What else are you going to do?

Like, live?

Or do you believe if you don't passionately "change the world" by working at some BS startup/FAANG you don't really live?

Re:Burning out and quitting by icedchai on Wednesday August 25, 2021 @08:29PM (#28309034)
It's not an all or nothing option. You can work part time. Ideal for me would be 2 to 3 days a week.
Re:Burning out and quitting by AnIdiotOnTheNet on Wednesday August 25, 2021 @10:39PM (#28309980)
How? Where? I don't see anyone offering part time work that pays worth a damn and certainly nothing with healthcare.
Re:Burning out and quitting by icedchai on Wednesday August 25, 2021 @11:01PM (#28310129)
You could do contract / freelance work. You’d have to pay healthcare yourself.
Re:Burning out and quitting by AnIdiotOnTheNet on Thursday August 26, 2021 @04:15PM (#28320062)
Part time? Like, really actually part time? Once you factor in all the time finding paying clients?
Re:Burning out and quitting by eropple on Thursday August 26, 2021 @06:22PM (#28321757)
YMMV, but when I was a consultant (which was great in my twenties, I worked three days a week) I mostly partnered with local consultancies who needed specialists in particular fields for this or that. A little staff aug in there too, but again for specialty stuff. They took about a 30% vig all-in-all off the top and they kept me full-up on work as much as I'd wanted.
Re:Burning out and quitting by icedchai on Thursday August 26, 2021 @06:14PM (#28321667)
Probably not. I've had some projects that went on for months, about 20 hours/week. Not recently though.