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Looks like we have gone mainstream.
I think soupcxan is referring to "she is kinda cute" comment by haha..
Rats. Now everyone is just gonna save a million or two and we ain't gonna be cool anymore.Looks like we have gone mainstream.
I think soupcxan is referring to "she is kinda cute" comment by haha..
Cool, I'm in a cult.
And the redhead's hair was distracting - DW is a redhead so I'm in that cult too...
I laughed a little at the question, asked so innocently, "Why do you think more and more people are thinking about early retirement?"
How about, not working for Megacorp!
That's the worst I've heard. In all my years working in silicon valley I've never seen them ask someone to work Thanksgiving.Got that right. Megacorp went too far this week. Asking us to w*rk on Thanksgiving, simply to make up time on an internal project. No compensation, just do it because they want to make an artificial date.
It is abusive and ridiculous. People are doing it out of fear due to all the layoffs. I said "no."
I'm about 6 months away. Trying to not do or say anything I'll regret. I have a few things I'd like to say to management about this, but it won't matter.
So, yeah, why on earth would anyone want to FIRE?
A first for me too from this SV based corporation. I'm really shook up over this.That's the worst I've heard. In all my years working in silicon valley I've never seen them ask someone to work Thanksgiving.
All this talk about the cute redhead by old FIREd farts tells me you are not keeping up with current events.
Edit: written before I got far enough in the thread to see that Soupcxan got in a better one.
I do want to point out that minimizing lifestyle creep is a larger part than recognized. She mentioned saving a huge percentage of your income as if that happens in a vacuum. But as our wages go up if we increase the amount we save then we don't really notice it. Example: I get a 5% raise at work. I put 4% of that aside for FIRE and I put 1% aside to Lifestyle Creep. I do get a boost in my standard of living but I got a larger boost in the money set aside to retire early
Got that right. Megacorp went too far this week. Asking us to w*rk on Thanksgiving, simply to make up time on an internal project. No compensation, just do it because they want to make an artificial date.
It is abusive and ridiculous. People are doing it out of fear due to all the layoffs. I said "no."
I'm about 6 months away. Trying to not do or say anything I'll regret. I have a few things I'd like to say to management about this, but it won't matter.
So, yeah, why on earth would anyone want to FIRE?
I'm stunned at this. It's literally Dickensian.My mega just put out department heads are "expected" to work till 11pm Christmas Eve. Ummm...No. Hoping next year is my last OMY. I'll take any consequences they want to dispense. I haven't worked over three decades to miss family time on Christmas.
That came to mind too!I'm stunned at this. It's literally Dickensian.
Wow, that's really bad! These companies never stop do they. Every year it's a crisis. Gotta do that extra push - as if it's never like that otherwise.Got that right. Megacorp went too far this week. Asking us to w*rk on Thanksgiving, simply to make up time on an internal project. No compensation, just do it because they want to make an artificial date.
It is abusive and ridiculous. People are doing it out of fear due to all the layoffs. I said "no."
I'm about 6 months away. Trying to not do or say anything I'll regret. I have a few things I'd like to say to management about this, but it won't matter.
So, yeah, why on earth would anyone want to FIRE?
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FWIW, We are FIre (exited at 60, so not really RE).
Yep. I wish I could share some of the emails, but that would likely get me fired for cause. I don't need to go there.Wow, that's really bad! These companies never stop do they. Every year it's a crisis. Gotta do that extra push - as if it's never like that otherwise.
Man, this thread went from zero to Charlie Rose in no time.