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g947o 8 hours ago

I planned to get out of my current company and stop wasting my life two years ago.

The job market and my visa status meant that it's either impossible or I need to make significant sacrifices.

So that's life.

ramon156 8 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Wondering if working as a contractor is any different. you won't stay longer than 6-12 months on a project and you can safely say goodbye without having to explain a gap in your resume

g947o 5 hours ago | parent [-]

Visa.

paulcole 7 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Why didn’t you make the significant sacrifices?

jcims 7 hours ago | parent [-]

This is one of those areas where family starts to influence decisions. My wife and I had kids between 24 and 28. From that point forward, 'supporting the family' took priority over personal fulfillment.

Now that our kids are grown and self-supporting, it's wild how much simpler the risk calculation is. But at 52 with engineering manager being the dominant role in my CV, not particularly appealing to the small companies making big moves that I'm interested in.

72649293 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

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