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[–] 26 points 4 months ago (5 children)

I envy those that can retire soon. I'm halfway through my career, not enough money to retire yet.

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  • [–] 14 points 4 months ago*

    I still need 3-4 years probably, minimum :(. I feel really badly for younger people having to deal with this shit. I'm also in a sub-field which doesn't seem yet to have been hit so hard with all this BS. Sooo glad I didn't become a JS/web developer, it sounds like vibe-coding and swarms of agents have taken over.

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  • [–] 8 points 4 months ago (3 children)

    I’m 50 and in the process of retiring. It’s such a fitting exit. I’ll ride the slop wagon into the sunset.

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  • [–] 6 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    I retired at 55 and I highly recommend it. Actually I’m not sure that I’m retired or just quit working. I worked for myself and decided I didn’t want to deal with people anymore so I’ve just stayed home for the last 11 years. Ether way it’s been great!

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    That seems similar to my path. Covid put me on the remote worker world, so we packed up and hit the road. Moved to a remote small town near vast nature. Bought a nice house on the river.

    I’m also self employed and doing normal near retirement things. Currently on a 3-6 month contract for an ex employer in the financial space doing AI security stuff.

    Then I’ll take the winter off and snowboard every day.

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