taway9021000

>> If for whatever reason you think that driving a compact car is beneath you

Armchair economist-shoppers, I love them. The other day a guy told me housing in NYC was absolutely affordable. Managed to find a bedroom for rent at $2k/mo. Sure bro, let me stuff my family of four into a shared 1br apt and then have my kids share a bathroom with some random guy in the other room.

Sure, i'd do this if I was desperate...but WTF would I want to aspire to this setup if I just spent 6yrs in college and went to a top Engineering CS program. Come on.

>> Meanwhile they complain about a hiring and retention problem.

This happens at every company because they realize most people dont leave, or so few leave that it is worth the few that leave.

You have three options

1. Leave

2. Work less given your effective pay increase. Invest the time into finding a better job and into leetcoding

3. (not ethical, but commmon) work less given your effective pay increase. invest the free time into freelance work to make up for lost pay.