At some point, more money does not increase the happiness factor, right?

Jan 27, 2022
6:20:22pm

diluigifan All-American

If you love your current job and you provide a great living, why leave for the unknown?

I think your thoughts apply mainly to the tech industry in Utah. Crazy the amount of money flowing through salt lake, Davis, and Utah counties these days!

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A few random thoughts on career growth and income etc.

macdizzle

1/27/22 5:13pm

Good thoughts. And makes me realized I’m failing at most of that.

pink22

1/27/22 5:20pm

Yeah - I'm failing at all of it. 🙂

Eddie

1/27/22 5:24pm

Love this! Thanks for posting. Great insight.

JohnnyC

1/27/22 5:22pm

Great advice. Every person entering workforce should be taught this

Bandersnatch

1/27/22 5:23pm

Random thoughts from a guy that has to hire, give raises, equity, etc.

2FarGone

1/27/22 5:28pm

Best time to ask for a raise is right after you bring a large client into the

JoeExotic

1/27/22 5:34pm

Wise words

Ted Lasso

1/27/22 5:36pm

I'll take that wager.

ChinaFan

1/27/22 6:52pm

This reinforces the original post.

Brigham

1/28/22 8:46am

Some companies care, some don't

2FarGone

1/28/22 8:56am

Lots of this resonated with me - biggest struggle for me right now is weighing

wannnacruise

1/27/22 5:29pm

I've considered the same but have seen several colleagues change and get equity

Dataguy

1/27/22 5:55pm

when you find that new awesome job that really wants you and it's time to

Cougarclaw

1/28/22 8:57am

I've tried telling my son that #9 is the gospel truth, but He just thinks I'm in

BYU-Ite

1/27/22 5:30pm

And to be super clear, I often have stayed too long and not followed my own

macdizzle

1/27/22 5:31pm

At some point, more money does not increase the happiness factor, right?

diluigifan

1/27/22 6:20pm

You’re right.

macdizzle

1/27/22 6:39pm

Be ready for opportunities. Embrace them. Your spouse needs to be willing to embrace them and the changes that come

ChinaFan

1/27/22 6:58pm

Right, but it can help me retire faster which would make me very, very happy.

ballen

1/28/22 8:49am

Makes sense. Although, I love going to work. Not sure I would opt to retire now,

diluigifan

1/28/22 9:08am

Good for you. I like my job plenty, but if I won the lottery tomorrow I'd never

ballen

1/28/22 9:13am

Good thoughts, but all much easier said than done.

Mitty

1/27/22 7:10pm

Yeah, it’s all good advice but the success of the Silicon Slopes scene over the past decade is a bit of an anomaly

Odysseus

1/27/22 8:16pm

The hyper focus on money after you reach a certain threshold is bad advice

CSoul

1/27/22 7:28pm

I agree with this. At no point did I say you should do any of this to work at

macdizzle

1/27/22 7:37pm

There is that old story about the "poor" fisherman in Mexico. Sometimes, less is more.

ChinaFan

1/27/22 7:58pm

I’ve hated Sunday afternoons/evenings since I’ve been a kid. Didn’t matter what

Cosmo4life

1/27/22 7:29pm

Some resonate but most don’t for my industry. Generally a few employees deserve

Bin01015

1/27/22 10:27pm

And best advice I ever got about my financial situation at work was

Bin01015

1/27/22 10:29pm

Another way of looking at this is sometimes transferring in hopes of getting more playing time doesn’t work out

2FarGone

1/27/22 10:30pm

You must be a riot at parties Brian…

Turbo

1/28/22 6:39pm

as for the 3 year jump, keep in mind that historically it takes 5-7 years to

Cougarclaw

1/28/22 8:59am

Every point is exactly my experience as well

Ethman

1/28/22 10:38am

I’m with you but without the moral judgment. People should be happy where they

Socrates Johnson

1/28/22 11:33am

As I've had more time to think about some of this, I've come to the conclusion..

Eddie

1/28/22 11:36am

Agreed

macdizzle

1/28/22 12:04pm

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