I still need 3-4 years probably, minimum :(. I feel really badly for younger people having to deal with this shit. I’m also in a sub-field which doesn’t seem yet to have been hit so hard with all this BS. Sooo glad I didn’t become a JS/web developer, it sounds like vibe-coding and swarms of agents have taken over.
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teslasdisciple@lemmy.ca 6 days agoI envy those that can retire soon. I’m halfway through my career, not enough money to retire yet.
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locuester@lemmy.zip 6 days ago
I’m 50 and in the process of retiring. It’s such a fitting exit. I’ll ride the slop wagon into the sunset.
Astronut@lemmy.zip 6 days ago
I retired at 55 and I highly recommend it. Actually I’m not sure that I’m retired or just quit working. I worked for myself and decided I didn’t want to deal with people anymore so I’ve just stayed home for the last 11 years. Ether way it’s been great!
locuester@lemmy.zip 6 days ago
That seems similar to my path. Covid put me on the remote worker world, so we packed up and hit the road. Moved to a remote small town near vast nature. Bought a nice house on the river.
I’m also self employed and doing normal near retirement things. Currently on a 3-6 month contract for an ex employer in the financial space doing AI security stuff.
Then I’ll take the winter off and snowboard every day.
Astronut@lemmy.zip 6 days ago
In this day and age, you can’t take that as anything but a win! Best of luck to your disembarking from the reality’s of life!