My Salary Progression in Tech
&gt; It&#x27;s always been my intention to retire early,
&gt; I&#x27;m interested in making huge money and retiring early,
&gt; I don&#x27;t begrudge people with their crazy salaries but I do get frustrated that I can&#x27;t find success myself.<p>I am shocked and surprised at the same time (knowing that I only selected quotes of a few commentators).<p>Shocked to see the same mindset as many managing consultants and investment bankers I have met and worked with. They work a lot with the idea to stop working eventually. Not a single one of them has retired early. Not a single one of them I would call happy or satisfied (again: my bubble).<p>“Man. Because he sacrifices his health in order to make money. Then he sacrifices money to recuperate his health. And then he is so anxious about the future that he does not enjoy the present; the result being that he does not live in the present or the future; he lives as if he is never going to die, and then dies having never really lived.” - Dalai Lama<p>Surprised maybe because I hoped here on HN people might have a different mindset towards money and success. Or: know that there is not a strict connection between the two. To read all this &quot;Keeping up with the Joneses&quot; makes me sad...<p>Choose life, not career. Find something you love doing and do it for the &#x27;work&#x27; itself, not for some postponed happiness.