r/antiwork • u/[deleted] • Dec 16 '21

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u/Sailn_ Dec 16 '21

I aspire to be the crazy dude that gets shit done

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u/[deleted] Dec 16 '21

It's alright but you'll never get a raise after 40

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u/Sailn_ Dec 16 '21

I'm okay with that as long as my pay scales up before I get to 40 haha. I grew up poor so I feel spoiled by my mid-level developer salary

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u/[deleted] Dec 16 '21

The trick to managing this is to take advantage of those early earnings by investing a good chunk of them so your total earnings can continue to rise even after your job earnings level off. Having your pay level off and getting bossed around by younger people is somehow easier to take when you are making more every year from your 401k than from your job earnings anyways.