do the math, carry the zero wrote:
so.....why on earth are you wasting time working? seems like you aren't placing a very high value on your life if you are wasting it away at some job that you just proved you don't actually need to do.
This is a deep question. There's a lot of things that keep me working despite the fact that I feel my job is inherently meaningless. 1. I'd like more buffer than a 4% withdrawal rate. 2. There's a lot of social pressure to keep working: I've got my wife, my inlaws, and most importantly my parents all having high expectations of me. It sucks, but it's there. We are social creatures. 3. It's hard to just give up my comp. 4. I've leveraged my seniority to the point where I only put in 35 hours of face time and maybe 15-20 hours of actual work a week. 5. I like my coworkers.
It'd be nice if my work wasn't a waste of time, but it is one of the things that has driven me to be where I am. I want to bail early so I can spend my time more productively by trying to have a positive impact on other people's lives in a professional capacity. Basically, I want meaning in my work life, not just my family life, and I'll pull the trigger eventually, just not quite yet.