▲ 365 ▼ Older tech workers are tapping out, taking early retirement (www.seattletimes.com) submitted 1 month ago by sanitation@lemmy.today to c/technology@lemmy.world 86 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] felixwhynot@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago (3 children) I’m only 41 and I’m tapping out too permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] bss03@infosec.pub 5 points 1 month ago (1 child) Retiring? Or changing careers? I don't think I can retire right now. I hope you are doing better than I. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] felixwhynot@lemmy.world 2 points 4 weeks ago I’m doing sales rn, we’ll see how it goes permalink fedilink source parent [–] ITGuyLevi@programming.dev 5 points 1 month ago (1 child) I'm just about your age and have been in IT for a long time... I feel pretty done with it and just need 918 more days until I'm fully vested for retirement. Granted I cannot afford to retire at all but I grew up in abandoned houses, literally poor enough that I didn't attend school as that just caused a stream of visits from child services so I'm hoping to be able to buy a piece of property when we sell our house. I know I'm in a "better" place than I was growing up but I don't know how many more 3 hour meetings with Microsoft engineers where they give me AI slop I can stand. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] felixwhynot@lemmy.world 2 points 4 weeks ago Hang in there if you can! Sounds like you have made a lot of progress since youth. It’s hard out here. Take care. permalink fedilink source parent [–] BlackAura@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago* Yeah also early 40s. Hoped to retire in 3 - 4 years or so based on my finances but it's getting harder and harder to stick it out. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bss03@infosec.pub 5 points 1 month ago (1 child) Retiring? Or changing careers? I don't think I can retire right now. I hope you are doing better than I. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] felixwhynot@lemmy.world 2 points 4 weeks ago I’m doing sales rn, we’ll see how it goes permalink fedilink source parent
[–] felixwhynot@lemmy.world 2 points 4 weeks ago I’m doing sales rn, we’ll see how it goes permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ITGuyLevi@programming.dev 5 points 1 month ago (1 child) I'm just about your age and have been in IT for a long time... I feel pretty done with it and just need 918 more days until I'm fully vested for retirement. Granted I cannot afford to retire at all but I grew up in abandoned houses, literally poor enough that I didn't attend school as that just caused a stream of visits from child services so I'm hoping to be able to buy a piece of property when we sell our house. I know I'm in a "better" place than I was growing up but I don't know how many more 3 hour meetings with Microsoft engineers where they give me AI slop I can stand. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] felixwhynot@lemmy.world 2 points 4 weeks ago Hang in there if you can! Sounds like you have made a lot of progress since youth. It’s hard out here. Take care. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] felixwhynot@lemmy.world 2 points 4 weeks ago Hang in there if you can! Sounds like you have made a lot of progress since youth. It’s hard out here. Take care. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BlackAura@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago* Yeah also early 40s. Hoped to retire in 3 - 4 years or so based on my finances but it's getting harder and harder to stick it out. permalink fedilink source parent