I was basically forced out due to my ex flaying me alive in an ugly divorce.
Now a few years later, I'm working at a modest job. It's arguably beneath me (at least in the minds of many here at HN), but there are more interesting technical challenges than there were at the high-paying job. And my boss knows very well that he's getting me cheap, so never gives me any static. I think he'd come mow my lawn if I asked him. :-)
That said, I'm fairly poor now. The most valuable property I own is a four-year-old Chromebook.
Pretty happy, though. There's more to life than money.
Now a few years later, I'm working at a modest job. It's arguably beneath me (at least in the minds of many here at HN), but there are more interesting technical challenges than there were at the high-paying job. And my boss knows very well that he's getting me cheap, so never gives me any static. I think he'd come mow my lawn if I asked him. :-)
That said, I'm fairly poor now. The most valuable property I own is a four-year-old Chromebook.
Pretty happy, though. There's more to life than money.