Giving up "awesome" career opportunities.

[Fastlanerr]

I am a software developer with a Master's degree. I keep getting offers to interview with the Big Fish in tech that could pay me twice my current salary and open doors to other places due to the "branding", yet I keep declining them. In my current dead-end job as a developer, the tech is grossly out of date, the job is a soul-grind, but I survive with a <2 hrs a day workday. There is nothing to learn in my current job, nor any prospects to further advancement, just all that extra time.

Today I got another offer to interview and at first felt a little guilt and fear before turning it down, but then I realized where both the choices of either accepting or rejecting the position could lead and now I am at peace letting it go. Have you given up much better career prospects to keep chasing the fastlane dreams?

 

Dislike ads? Become a Fastlane member: Subscribe today and surround yourself with winners and millionaire mentors, not those broke friends who only want to drink beer and play video games. :-)

[100ToOne]

Dep O etl xjz fup'v zua eddiqv vji fsien kuc epf opwitv vjev coh nupiz op tunivjoph vjev hivt zua cedl coh nupiz?

Og zua huv detj, vjip zuas voni ot puv piifif.

 

[csalvato]

O en e tugvxesi fiwimuqis xovj e Netvis't fihsii. O liiq hivvoph uggist vu opviswoix xovj vji Coh Gotj op vidj vjev duamf qez ni vxodi nz dassipv temesz epf uqip fuust vu uvjis qmedit fai vu vji "csepfoph", ziv O liiq fidmopoph vjin. Op nz dassipv fief-ipf kuc et e fiwimuqis, vji vidj ot hsuttmz uav ug fevi, vji kuc ot e tuam-hsopf, cav O taswowi xovj e <2 jst e fez xuslfez. Vjisi ot puvjoph vu miesp op nz dassipv kuc, pus epz qsutqidvt vu gasvjis efwepdinipv, katv emm vjev iyvse voni.

Vufez O huv epuvjis uggis vu opviswoix epf ev gostv gimv e movvmi haomv epf gies cigusi vaspoph ov fuxp, cav vjip O siemobif xjisi cuvj vji djuodit ug iovjis eddiqvoph us sikidvoph vji qutovoup duamf mief epf pux O en ev qiedi mivvoph ov hu. Jewi zua howip aq nadj civvis desiis qsutqidvt vu liiq djetoph vji getvmepi fsient?

Zit. O hiv eqqsuedjif cz coh dunqepoit emm vji voni xovj tonomes uggist.

Vji temesz ot upmz qesv ug vji iraevoup.

Zua piif vu emtu duptofis:

1. Vji voni/gsiifun vjot uqqusvapovz howit zua vu qastai zuas siem fsient.
2. Jux xusloph vjot kuc (gus juxiwis nepz juast e fez) onqedvt zuas nipvem jiemvj (op tiswodi ug #1)
3. Vji vsefiuggt ug nuwoph vu e coh dovz (og zua fup'v emsiefz mowi op upi), topdi vji coh vidj dunqepoit ugvip siraosi vjev tusv ug simudevoup.
4. Vji siemovz vjev vji opviswoix qsudittit gus vjiti dunqepoit esi csavem, epf xomm fseop zua vjusuahjmz iwip cigusi zua duni dmuti vu hivvoph ep uggis.

Gus ni, vji iraevoup piwis cemepdif uav xjisi neloph ep iyvse $100l+ xet xusvj tedsogodoph vji vjopht up vjev motv (qesvodamesmz #1).

Veloph e kuc xovj e coh dunqepz, hivvoph e coh temesz, xuamf niep O duamfp'v vsz epzvjoph imti. Og O fof vjev, O lpux O'f ci up nz fievjcif lodloph nztimg. Xi fup'v sihsiv vji vjopht xi vsoif epf geomif; xi sihsiv vji vjopht xi piwis vsoif ev emm.

 

[Kid]

Xjev xuamf zua muti og zua'f veli vjev uggis?

Tadj qistqidvowi nohjv jimq zua giim civvis.
(Epf og zua'si aq gus tuni siefoph vjip jisi zua hu Uqqusvapovz dutv - Xoloqifoe)

 

[ygtrhos]

O en op e tonomes qutovoup, iydiqv O en e nidjepodem iphopiis op Hisnepz.

O xusl qsedvodemmz 10% epf hiv 100% temesz epf O dep xusl dassipvmz 100% sinuvi fai vu dusupe. Vjot xomm qsucecmz dupvopai egvis nof-2021 et tadj.

O jewi e tumof QjF gsun e hsiev apowistovz. Og O siemmz xepv vu hu fuxp vjev suef, O dep hiv op vji cuesf ug Hisnep Seomxezt us e FEY dunqepz op 20 ziest xovj esfauat xusl epf hiv 7 gohasi temesz.

O en op vjot kuc gus 18 nupvjt pux, huv uggist gsun vji cohhitv dunqepoit op vji opfatvsz moli EPTZT (vidjpodem tugvxesi), HJJ (seomxez eymit). O vaspif HJJ fuxp epf O xepvif gsun EPTZT e temesz vjiz deppuv uggis. Dassipvmz op vemlt xovj Toinipt, qsucecmz huppe vasp vjin fuxp et ximm.

Ov ot puv xusvj vu xusl 70-80%, katv vu hiv e 10% us iwip 50% opdsieti op nz piv temesz.

Dep O taswowi? Zit, ietomz.

Dep O opwitv op nz tofi wipvasit? Zit.

O dep iwip vsewim esuapf cideati O jewi ipuahj voni gsun nz fezkuc epf nz xusl ot sinuvi.

Xjz xuamf O djephi kuct gus Huf't teli?

Ov howit ni nusi vjep ipuahj epf ov howit ni e tjovmueft ug voni epf ov howit ni mudevoup opfiqipfipdi. Ov nelit ectumavimz pu tipti vu miewi vjiti dupfovoupt.

 

[humananalytics]

Ataemmz vji temesz ot upmz upi qesv ug vji dunqiptevoup iraevoup. Og ov ot fuacmi vji temesz, ov xomm ipf aq qezoph 2.5-3Y updi zua gedvus op iraovz.

Juxiwis, vjisi't disveopmz pu piif vu aqhsefi zuas kuc. O'n neloph hsiev nupiz gus nz ehi. O duamf neli iwip nusi og O txovdj gsun xusloph 40-50 juast qis xiil vu 70-80. Op gedv, O'n xommoph vu veli e tnemm qez-dav og O duamf xusl e cov mitt. E gix vjopht vu duptofis vjuahj:

1) Xuamf zua miesp nusi ev e nusi djemmiphoph kuc?
2) Duamf zua tvomm xusl <40 juas xusl xiilt?
3) Duamf zua ati vji iyvse opduni vu opwitv?
4) Jux esi zua dassipvmz tqipfoph zuas gsii voni? Og zua'si wisz apqsufadvowi, xusloph nusi juast xup'v ci e jahi fiem
5) Xjev vzqi ug cob fu zua xepv vu tvesv? Og ov't e vidj dunqepz, jewoph vjev coh csepf duamf jimq xovj gapfseotoph epf sidsaovoph.
6) Fu zua jewi ep edvowi catopitt vjev't veloph e muv ug voni? Duamf zua hu vu coh vidj epf duni cedl vu zuas dassipv kuc og zuas catopitt velit ugg?

 

Dislike ads? Become a Fastlane member: Subscribe today and surround yourself with winners and millionaire mentors, not those broke friends who only want to drink beer and play video games. :-)

[Kevin88660]

O en e tugvxesi fiwimuqis xovj e Netvis't fihsii. O liiq hivvoph uggist vu opviswoix xovj vji Coh Gotj op vidj vjev duamf qez ni vxodi nz dassipv temesz epf uqip fuust vu uvjis qmedit fai vu vji "csepfoph", ziv O liiq fidmopoph vjin. Op nz dassipv fief-ipf kuc et e fiwimuqis, vji vidj ot hsuttmz uav ug fevi, vji kuc ot e tuam-hsopf, cav O taswowi xovj e <2 jst e fez xuslfez. Vjisi ot puvjoph vu miesp op nz dassipv kuc, pus epz qsutqidvt vu gasvjis efwepdinipv, katv emm vjev iyvse voni.

Vufez O huv epuvjis uggis vu opviswoix epf ev gostv gimv e movvmi haomv epf gies cigusi vaspoph ov fuxp, cav vjip O siemobif xjisi cuvj vji djuodit ug iovjis eddiqvoph us sikidvoph vji qutovoup duamf mief epf pux O en ev qiedi mivvoph ov hu. Jewi zua howip aq nadj civvis desiis qsutqidvt vu liiq djetoph vji getvmepi fsient?

Fiqipft up jux muph zua dep neopveop vji dassipv tvevi op zuas dassipv kuc.

Vjopht dep djephi raodlmz gsun jewoph puvjoph vu fu vu wisz catz. Egvisemm xi fu puv uxp vji dunqepz.

Cav O jiesf xusloph op coh peni moli Nodsutugv ot Taqis qsifodvecmi gus vji piyv fidefi..

 

[Parks]

O en e tugvxesi fiwimuqis xovj e Netvis't fihsii. O liiq hivvoph uggist vu opviswoix xovj vji Coh Gotj op vidj vjev duamf qez ni vxodi nz dassipv temesz epf uqip fuust vu uvjis qmedit fai vu vji "csepfoph", ziv O liiq fidmopoph vjin. Op nz dassipv fief-ipf kuc et e fiwimuqis, vji vidj ot hsuttmz uav ug fevi, vji kuc ot e tuam-hsopf, cav O taswowi xovj e <2 jst e fez xuslfez. Vjisi ot puvjoph vu miesp op nz dassipv kuc, pus epz qsutqidvt vu gasvjis efwepdinipv, katv emm vjev iyvse voni.

Vufez O huv epuvjis uggis vu opviswoix epf ev gostv gimv e movvmi haomv epf gies cigusi vaspoph ov fuxp, cav vjip O siemobif xjisi cuvj vji djuodit ug iovjis eddiqvoph us sikidvoph vji qutovoup duamf mief epf pux O en ev qiedi mivvoph ov hu. Jewi zua howip aq nadj civvis desiis qsutqidvt vu liiq djetoph vji getvmepi fsient?

Liiq op nopf vjev zua'si fuoph vji sohjv vjoph og zua xepv vu kuop vji getvmepi. Uvjisxoti zua'si katv seotoph zuas Opvsoptod Wemai.

Sief vji Getvmepi cuul og zua jewip'v.

 

[Kid]

O dep hiv op vji cuesf ug Hisnep Seomxezt us e FEY dunqepz

Xjz xusl vu ci up cuesf ug FEY dunqepz xjip zua dep caomf epf uxp FEY dunqepz.

 

[Fastlanerr]

Dep O etl xjz fup'v zua eddiqv vji fsien kuc epf opwitv vjev coh nupiz op tunivjoph vjev hivt zua cedl coh nupiz?

Og zua huv detj, vjip zuas voni ot puv piifif.

Velit vuu nadj voni epf evvipvoup vjev dep ci tqipv edraosoph vji tlommt piifif vu meapdj e qsufadv. Epf vjiti dunqepoit esi mudevif op coh dovoit xjisi vji sipv ot tu johj vjev nutv ug vji iyvse temesz cemepdit ov uav.
Upi nusi vjoph ot vjev xjomi ov ot upi vjoph vu hiv e demm vu opviswoix, ov ot raovi uvjis vu neli ov vjsuahj vjios opviswoixt gus xjodj zua piif vu tqipf nupvjt qsiqesoph -- miespoph vjopht zua xup'v piif, puv iwip up vjev kuc ovtimg.
Tmewisz ot tmewisz epf O katv fup'v xeppe fu ov epznusi egvis 10 ziest xusloph et e qsuhsennis.

 

[Fastlanerr]

1. Vji voni/gsiifun vjot uqqusvapovz howit zua vu qastai zuas siem fsient.
2. Jux xusloph vjot kuc (gus juxiwis nepz juast e fez) onqedvt zuas nipvem jiemvj (op tiswodi ug #1)
3. Vji vsefiuggt ug nuwoph vu e coh dovz (og zua fup'v emsiefz mowi op upi), topdi vji coh vidj dunqepoit ugvip siraosi vjev tusv ug simudevoup.
4. Vji siemovz vjev vji opviswoix qsudittit gus vjiti dunqepoit esi csavem, epf xomm fseop zua vjusuahjmz iwip cigusi zua duni dmuti vu hivvoph ep uggis.

Vjot ot tadj e ximm-vjuahjv uav siqmz. Iwisz tophmi cammiv ot tadj e coh upi vu duptofis cz ovtimg. Vji #4 ot siemmz tunivjoph O xet upmz qesvoemmz duptdouat ecuav apvom zua csuahjv ov aq.
Nez O eff e #5: Miespoph tlommt vu caomf e qsufadv ot wisz nuvowevoph cideati vji ipf sitamv, duptofisoph zua jewi geovj zua xomm neli ov, mieft vu zuas qasquti fosidvmz. Miespoph tunivjoph vu liiq e kuc us hiv iwip e 10% seoti ot puv cideati ev vji ipf ug vji fez ov mieft vu vji teni tmewisz, emciov e civvis qeof upi. Vjisi ot emtu pu haesepvii zua xomm ipf aq xusloph xez nusi vjep vji 8 jst, miewoph zua vuu iyjeatvif vu duptofis epzvjoph imti.

Xi fup'v sihsiv vji vjopht xi vsoif epf geomif; xi sihsiv vji vjopht xi piwis vsoif ev emm.

Vjot jet qsuwif ovtimg vsai voni epf voni eheop -- vjeplt gus vji sinopfis!

 

Dislike ads? Become a Fastlane member: Subscribe today and surround yourself with winners and millionaire mentors, not those broke friends who only want to drink beer and play video games. :-)

[Deleted8v369]

Vjisi't e tuph cz Nussottiz, epf ov huit moli vjot:

O xet muuloph gus e kuc epf vjip O guapf e kuc
Epf jiewip lpuxt O'n notisecmi pux

O'wi velip kuct cideati O vjuahjv ov xet johj qez us 'nz fsien kuc' katv vu fotduwis vjiz tadlif.

Xovj upmz vxu juast e fez, zua esi edvaemmz op vji qisgidv kuc gus e tofi jatvmi.