Serious question. TC 320. and I still think about what if’s. Basically, I only see following routes as realistic options to get higher comp: - Getting promo: BUT I know L6 life would be very stressful if I could even make it. - Join pre-IPO: BUT, there’s no guarantee one of the unicorns who gives out paper money will actually help me earn more. - Get GE(greatly exceeds) or higher consistently in reviews and get lots of RSU refreshers (not sure if this is even realistic) I feel like I already make good money and maybe I should just maintain MA performance and stop chasing higher comp. I mean, at some point it’s natural that it hits plataeu, right? However, a piece of my ego always makes me feel guilty about being content and not working hard towards more $ especially when I know my family (I support a large number of ppl) can really benefit from the extra savings. Can anyone share their experience about how you achieved a balance within yourself?
If you want to chase even higher comp do a startup
Large family is a money pit. Start working for yourself and your children
Wow!! Respect. While I want to start off chasing, you want to stop chasing .. I already sensed that this would be coming and so I never started. Lol .. All day and night listen to videos of bullshit spiritualism, and that guilty sense will be gone. Jokes apart, empowering others, creating stuffs for fun, to help random people may bring balance.
Stuffs... Indianism spotted
BS .. Lol
Figure out your expenses and current TC and find out when it's plausible to retire. Put your expected L6 TC into the same calculators. Decide whether the additional stress is worth the N fewer years before retirement.
There is never enough, the goal shouldn't be more comp but for your passive income to meet or exceed your earned income. Once that happens you will feel rich.
There is always an opportunity cost. If you find yourself not able spend time with family, and your kids start calling you uncle because they forgot they had a daddy, it would mean you overworked.
What's your YOE?
One thing I wanted to say to op: you are good as you are and you dont need to bring more money in for the family to be any better :). With this TC, nobody can ever argue against this. These external things do not define you, the fact that you care for people around does.
Try to do science of wellbeing course on coursera. Helped me understand what is bringing happiness and what does not. Also there is a good book happy money written by psychologists. To sum it up, you will never be happy if you are not now.
This. Happiness consists of being in a state of flow daily and human connections.
I was very happy as a child. Then Had a few unhappy years. Now I am happy again, not sure there the ‘you will be never be happy’ crap comes from.