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Re:The Google incentive mismatch: Problems with promotion-or... by blindmute on Saturday May 07, 2022 @04:54PM (#31298484)
How is 10 years of L4 ($270k now) not retire early money? That's double what the median earner will earn in their entire 40 years of work.
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Re:The Google incentive mismatch: Problems with promotion-or... by heddhunter on Saturday May 14, 2022 @09:19PM (#31384380)
lifestyle creep. living in the bay area, kid or two in private school, driving a tesla... $270k doesn't go that far.
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Re:The Google incentive mismatch: Problems with promotion-or... by blindmute on Sunday May 15, 2022 @01:34PM (#31389235)
Yeah, I guess. I try to avoid that as much as I can, such that my rent is currently around 10% of net pay, but I constantly feel an urge to upgrade things (and do, eventually). But it certainly is retire early money if you can fight that urge even moderately. I make less than that and am on pace to retire at 35 with a comfortable middle class lifestyle.
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Re:The Google incentive mismatch: Problems with promotion-or... by dragonwriter on Saturday May 14, 2022 @09:21PM (#31384397)
“living in the Bay Area, kid or two in private school, driving a Tesla“ is, itself, very far.
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