← Back to context Comment by jondwillis 16 hours ago How’d you get out? For the many over-specialized readers like myself… 5 comments jondwillis Reply cheschire 15 hours ago Surely step one is psychological. I feel like being able to accept a lower paycheck is critical to leaving tech if you’re at the over specialized part of your career TeMPOraL 12 hours ago That is not merely psychological unless you're very early in your career and life, with no dependents, etc. yetihehe 11 hours ago Technically, leaving your family to live as a hermit is also a psychological decision. recursive 7 hours ago Psychological in the sense that my kids will need to psychologically accept that they now live under a bridge? chrisweekly 10 hours ago That's financial and circumstantial, not (just) psychological.
cheschire 15 hours ago Surely step one is psychological. I feel like being able to accept a lower paycheck is critical to leaving tech if you’re at the over specialized part of your career TeMPOraL 12 hours ago That is not merely psychological unless you're very early in your career and life, with no dependents, etc. yetihehe 11 hours ago Technically, leaving your family to live as a hermit is also a psychological decision. recursive 7 hours ago Psychological in the sense that my kids will need to psychologically accept that they now live under a bridge? chrisweekly 10 hours ago That's financial and circumstantial, not (just) psychological.
TeMPOraL 12 hours ago That is not merely psychological unless you're very early in your career and life, with no dependents, etc. yetihehe 11 hours ago Technically, leaving your family to live as a hermit is also a psychological decision.
yetihehe 11 hours ago Technically, leaving your family to live as a hermit is also a psychological decision.
recursive 7 hours ago Psychological in the sense that my kids will need to psychologically accept that they now live under a bridge?
Surely step one is psychological. I feel like being able to accept a lower paycheck is critical to leaving tech if you’re at the over specialized part of your career
That is not merely psychological unless you're very early in your career and life, with no dependents, etc.
Technically, leaving your family to live as a hermit is also a psychological decision.
Psychological in the sense that my kids will need to psychologically accept that they now live under a bridge?
That's financial and circumstantial, not (just) psychological.