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Same boat, my son was born in October last year and have been back at work since February and I am already completely overwhelmed. Our plan is to wait for the s
by throwaway-away 4mo ago
Same boat, my son was born in October last year and have been back at work since February and I am already completely overwhelmed. Our plan is to wait for the second child and get another paternity leave and then I will fuck off from any corporate/enterprise job and try to do my own thing first and we'll live off menial jobs + the income from the couple of apartments we have on AirBnB.
I am not planning to stay out of tech altogether though, at least long term.
- throwfaraway4 4mo agoHappy journey friend. Enjoy those kiddos
- leoqa 4mo agoThis was also my plan; hang in there for the next kid, wait for the next vest, etc. ultimately daycare is expensive, healthcare is expensive… I’m still stuck 6 years later waiting to quit but something always comes up and there’s always another vest around the corner.
- WJW 4mo agoWell obviously. Vesting schedules are explicitly designed the way they are to keep people around. That's their entire purpose. Retirement is inherently a choice to earn less lifetime money and pour that time into family and other things you like doing. Waiting for the next vesting cliff is inherently a choice to earn more money and spend less time on your family.
- leoqa 4mo agoMy point is that it being a choice starts to disappear with kids, rising costs etc. It was a choice I could make independently, now it’s a choice the entire family gets to participate in since we’d need to sell the house, move to a lower cost of living locale etc.