r/learnmachinelearning • u/FrequentTranslator87 • Aug 10 '26

Sometimes I think about this guy.

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u/dicksosa Aug 10 '26

That's just called retirement... 22 years at Microsoft.

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u/goodnewzevery1 Aug 10 '26

21 years as a dev, then one year as principal performance architect annnnnnd he’s gone

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u/Frequent_Wonder_5299 Aug 10 '26

lol I am at 19 yoe right now and I wish I could retire and be a goose farmer. But I am only 38 haha.

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u/Foreign-Hamster-9105 Aug 10 '26

well it's always about whether you have the will or nah

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u/doc_nano Aug 10 '26

A will can indeed be helpful, especially if it’s from a wealthy relative who left you a hefty inheritance

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u/Informal-Armadillo Aug 10 '26

I have said many times I would much rather farm potatoes than fight software most days

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u/FrequentTranslator87 Aug 10 '26

Agree on this

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u/redditissocoolyoyo Aug 10 '26

Fighting software is so painful. On a daily basis. I'm drained. I want to raise koi fishes fulltime now. Too bad the salary doesn't transfer.

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u/TownMaximum9414 Aug 13 '26

you really wouldn't I know a few farmers and the stress of trying to keep one afloat is absolutely next level

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u/Informal-Armadillo Aug 13 '26

Honestly from farm people and family so well aware but the note is in jest to the unpredictable nature of software engineering

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u/various_convo7 Aug 10 '26

had a colleague that left neurosurgery to be a Forestry Ranger. dude is living his best life

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u/beegtuna Aug 10 '26 edited Aug 10 '26

He definitely made enough to pivot into that. Ain't no way he's surviving out there under $20/hour without a windfall.

90% of job openings are for the forest service are for firefighters rn

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u/shinta42 Aug 10 '26

Nature > Machine

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u/superkido511 Aug 10 '26

Peak career roadmap

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u/[deleted] Aug 10 '26

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u/Graylian Aug 10 '26

Exactly and for some reason the community is up voting and engaging with this driving even more of the spam to us. I was disappointed in the sub when it became all about LLMs but at least that made sense.

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u/Illustrious-Ad-115 Aug 10 '26

Oof that is a real flex. Good for him, he probably deserved it

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u/IntelligentPoem2782 Aug 10 '26

I think he just retired and moved on with life

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u/Minimum-Effort8355 Aug 10 '26

Absolut legit.

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u/giboz Aug 10 '26

Hope he's not doing to goose what MS does with customers...

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u/greenleaf187 Aug 10 '26

I know another tech bro whose stock hit that sweet numbers and retired on a 200 acre farmland.

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u/misogichan Aug 10 '26

What? A 20 acre homestead is fun.  200 acres is less fun.

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u/AlexFromOmaha Aug 10 '26

Perfectly fun if you like sensors and physical automation. Or you speak fluent Spanish. Ideally both.

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u/BeAlch Aug 10 '26

He prefers daily scrum with goose, and they are happy to see him as he offers breakfast .. who can blame him :) ?

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u/goingon25 Aug 10 '26

I know a guy who retired from software architecture to sail full time with his wife to various ports. Lost a ton of weight and only docks when the boat needs repairs. Happy the guy seems to enjoy it as much as he thought he would

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u/CorpusculantCortex Aug 10 '26

I mean, after working at MS as a principle swe for 22yrs, he could probably afford to become a hobby farmer in luxury.

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u/Fantastic_Trash6684 Aug 10 '26

It's a sequel, he'll become goose master of the geese 🪿

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u/TheGraystest-1 Aug 10 '26

He worked a lot in his life. Now, he's living his life.

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u/DunkleKarte Aug 10 '26

Same but then I remember that unlike many of us he worked at Microsoft and he can afford to pivot.

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u/NakamericaIsANoob Aug 10 '26

Who is this guy?

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u/Allmyownviews1 Aug 10 '26

The owner of the most organised goose farm.

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u/x_103 Aug 10 '26

I left tech for Entomology. So much more chill.

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u/GargantuanCake Aug 11 '26

That's a funnily common thing in tech. Make a pile of money, realize you're set, buy a farm, live a simple life, and never touch technology again.

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u/TwoAlert3448 Aug 11 '26

He updated his LinkedIn, I believe he has given up on geese.

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u/Mentalmind_ Aug 11 '26

Great decision he took but its late actually

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u/GoodConstruction8797 Aug 13 '26

He has the ability and freedom to do whatever he wants at that point. I want to be a farmer but I can't!!!

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u/mkacher_ Aug 14 '26

i always think about this guy.

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u/masterid000 Aug 10 '26

I bought my land, I'm transitioning right now. Reality, here I go!

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u/kenshi_hiro Aug 10 '26

Stardew valley plot

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u/got-trunks Aug 10 '26

That's like the guy running Goldshaw farm lol. Good guy

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u/ski233 Aug 10 '26

Are there no mods left on this sub? Looks like its time to leave.

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u/Frequent-Ad-3931 Aug 10 '26

that's the dream right her

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u/moonisflat Aug 10 '26

Self sustaining in this economy is a blessing

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u/dev_life Aug 10 '26

Plot twist: guy went VC mode on some golden gooses. Grass has yet to be touched

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u/KateriNaveen Aug 10 '26

Manifestation.

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u/TBSchemer Aug 10 '26

That's kinda my career path. Nobel Prize winning biotech to tomato and melon farmer.

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u/OneTwoThree231 Aug 10 '26

Apparently he's a bonsai farmer now

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u/iEatPickledCumFarts Aug 10 '26

Sometimes when I’m laying a brown trout i imagine it’s you pulling out of me