Salary of vp at goldman sachs

I am a teacher and can retire at 55. If I retire at 55, I can start getting my pension (about 45% of my salary because I am retiring before my 30 years of service). I’ve read that I cannot start withdrawing from my 403b or Roth IRA until I’m 59.5. So do I start squirreling money into a regular brokerage account now for that 4.5 year gap? What else can I do to supplement those gap years other than work?

Never letting the sd set the prices again. Hard to believe that I let a man handle setting the price for our first m&g. I thought his salary would lead him to be naturally generous in his reimbursement. But it turned out:
2 hours of my time at a café plus a bit of kissing in the car = $60
Yup, only one zero after the six. If I were him, I’d be ashamed of myself. For any kind of man, wanting to land a young lady with good-looks and superior intelligence to match, sacrificing a measly sixty bucks is going to do nothing but leave her with an upsetting opinion of you. Do these cheap men not realize this or are they just trying to see if they can possibly get away with being cheap?

I’ve quite recently been diagnosed with BP1. I’m charming and great at getting jobs….However since October 2022 till Feb 23 I have had five jobs lol. I keep getting sacked or I lack commitment or self esteem and mania is triggered to the point where I started acting very unprofessionally….despite being told by the docto nurse I need to take “time out” from even looking at vacancies. Which is easy for them to say as they get sick pay! I am a mum of one and I am used to salary to now universal credits. It isn’t helpful as I am now skint?! Does anyone else relate at all?

Hi all, I’m in final rounds with a company that uses Pave which integrates with other HSIS platforms to provide “real time” salary benchmarking.
I am not use to this tool and feel it’s providing a very low and inaccurate salary range to this company. Partially due to how few people are in this role in my city anymore as well as the ongoing layoffs in tech.
I haven’t gotten an offer on paper but they acknowledged the benchmark is low and they’re trying to prepare a “compelling” offer for me. Their 75th percentile is still too low for what I’m looking for but I don’t have a ton of room to be super choosy. However I’d still like to negotiate.
Does anyone know this tool or have suggestions how to counter?
I’ve already pulled the other sites that have benchmarking data showing they’re off by at least 10-15k of annual comp but feel they’ll counter with the “real time” aspect.
Thanks in advance!

I currently work for a large healthcare system and am leaving to pursue fellowship for 3 years.
My employer wants me to return and is offering me a fellowship stipend to incentivize this.
Terms are monthly W2 payments for 3 years The stipend amount would be forgiven if I return and work for them for 3 years. (Partial years forgive partial payment)
I would sign a promissory note to the amount with terms indicating repayment with 5% interest per annum if I decide not to return.
My question is how does this work in terms of tax liability The initial W2 payments will be taxed as regular income (on top of my fellowship salary) , let’s say 20-25% tax rate
If for whatever reason I am unable to return and need to pay the borrowed money back - how do I reclaim the tax I have paid? Or is that a wash
This would make a huge impact on my decision to accept the stipend or not. Given that it would help my family maintain cash flow through fellowship and I enjoy working at my current employer it would otherwise be a win win situation.
Thanks in advance

I have always been someone that has been interested in biology at large and microbiology in particular, and because I will be finishing high school this year I have decided to pursue a career studying what I love i.e microbiology. Ideally I would love a career as a microbiologist but the hard and unstable nature of academia concerns me. Therefore it would be of a great help if people with a career in this field of microbiology could answer some questions for me.
Thanks in advance!!!
1) Can i expect decent salary (nothing too extreme even middle class salary is fine) if I were to pursue a career in microbiology with a master's?
2)I seem to have a pretty romanticised picture in my mind where i think how i will get to work in labs - tinkering around with viruses/prokaryotes....How realistic is that goal really?
3) Should I get a degree in microbiology at all? What is it's scope in the job market? I mean I won't like to be poor or out of job just because I was in a pursuit to pursue my passion
4) How is the academic side of the job? Academia can be pretty brutal but idealisticcally i would love to have a career in research but taking the pragmatic approach I won't mind a career in industry as well....
5)Pragmatically is the PhD worth it as a financial decision or should I just aim for masters? (i m just in highschool now so maybe i m thinking too far)
6)Are industrial jobs easy to get once you have your masters? Would I be realistically just relegated to prod around deadend industrial jobs without the actual "science fun" if I want to earn a decent wage ?

Hi All, (lol)
Hindi to rant or what. It's just my gratitude post sa lahat ng nagcomment at nagpalakas ng loob ko last year. ( https://www.reddit.com/phcareers/comments/tv6vd0/is_this_normal/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button)
Isang taon na pala nakakalipas simula nung nagresign ako due to men.tal health condition. I remember that time, sobrang down ako akala ko end game na. I was thinking na failure ako, and wala na kong chance sa buhay. I almost ki.lled my self because of that. But miracles do happen talaga, isa ako sa living proof dyan. Ang hirap iexplain, di ko rin alam paano ako nakarecover at nakabangon ulit pero ang masasabi ko lang ay si God ang pinaka naging sandalan ko nung ubos na ubos ako.
And here I am now, proudly saying na nakarecover na, may episode na down na down ako pero I've learned how to pickup myself. Malaking tulong din talaga na may gabay tayo ng doctors, family and yung malalapit sa atin. Sila talaga tutulong sa atin makarecover.
I'm still thankful sa dati kong company. Sila ang unang nagtiwala sa skills and kakayahan ko, masasabi ko lang talaga na hindi aligned ang company culture sa akin or maybe hindi siya meant to be talaga saken kahit dream company ko siya before.
Now, ilang buwan nalang mag isang taon na ko sa current company ko. MNC din but better ang culture. Sobrang helpful and approachable ng mga colleagues ko, esp yung seniors ko. Dito ko natutunan na okay lang magkamali as long as you're learning from it, walang judgement from them. Naalala ko may pagkakamali ako sa unang project ko non, my lead and seniors stood up for me 😭 less din office politics, fair ang evaluation and promotion. 8hrs of work. Permanent WFH. Market level ang salary, to the point na halos 50% ang increase sa dating salary ko. Yung expected kong salary na sinabi ko sakanila noon, tinaasan pa nila. Complete benefits din.
Too good to be true sabi nga. Pero hindi naman perfect yung current company ko, still growing and learning pa rin. it's just that the culture itself yung tingin kong dahilan kumbakit napakababa ng turnover rate dito. Nakikinig talaga ang management sa subordinates nila. Hilahan lahat pataas, bigayan. Grabe Lord! Iba ka talaga!
Lagi akong nagpapasalamat sa sarili ko na nagkaroon ako ng courage magresign dati, kasi kung hindi baka hindi ko nahanap tong company na to. I never thought na may green flag company pa ngayon.
Kung dati, kahit weekends need magwork kahit walang bayad kasi need mo matapos mga tasks mo. Ngayon, hindi kami ini encourage magwork outside of work hours, incase na needed talaga, need ilog sa timesheet para bayaran as OT, same din if magwwork ka ng weekends.
Kung dati, pahirapan mag VL and SL, ngayon sila magsasabi na gamitin yung VL mo and wag matakot gamitin ang SL kasi right daw namin yon.
Kung dati, pag nagkamali ka ibbroadcast pa sa buong team, ngayon, kakausapin ka privately and bibigyan ka ng advice and immentor ka for improvements.
I don't know pero malaking factor talaga na may tiwala ang company sa employees nila. Sobrang motivated ng lahat and natatapos ang work on time. Wala pala kaming time tracker, or yung mga tracker para makita yung productivity mo, diba pag naka WFH yung iba may ganon? Huhu. di rin big deal if naka away ka sa MS Teams as long as you finish your work. Di nila alam yung micromanaging hehe. ☺️
Basta ayun, masaya lang ako and thankful for choosing myself last year. Tama yung mga redditors na nagcomment dati sa post ko, someday magpapasalamat ako sa desisyon na ginawa ko. And now, it's happening...
Ps. I'm from IT Industry po

For some 40 years, one landlord has been ploughing in the field. Ploughing during the morning stage, he sat down to eat breakfast. Then, while eating, two wolves came from the forest and, standing in front, looked at him and at the food that saliva only flowed. Seeing it, that the wolves really wanted to eat, he gave each a slice of bread, spreading butter on top.
Having eaten them, both went away into the forest again. Soon after, two people came out of the forest: one a lad, the other lass and went home together with the landlord.
There they told that they are from the Pskov Oblast and had been turned into werewolves at some wedding. They already lived in the forest for more than a year, sustaining on herbs and forest creatures. When the landlord released them, by willingly serving them bread, then they willingly served the landlord for the whole year without salary and after that went to their side. - J. Kraujš in Jaun-Roze. Ethnographic news, I, 1891. Lerchis-Puškaitis, VII, I, 913, l
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Hello! I recently made a post on the main Socionics reddit regarding my confusing between IEE and EIE. https://www.reddit.com/Socionics/comments/11xagi1/studying_socionics_confused_between_eie_and_iee/
I learned a lot from that thread and my conversations with others, and feel like I have a better grasp on the system. In order to not fill up the Socionics reddit with more type confusion stuff, I wanted to follow-up on here to see if someone would help me and continue probing me for questions/info about my type! I have a hard time seeing myself as myself without direct feedback from others, so I've hit a snag in terms of my thinking and research.
I attached parts of the questionnaire as well below, I tried to keep the answers brief since there's so many.
##Section 1
**1. How do you work? Why do people go to work? Are there any parameters that determine whether you can do work or not? What are they?*\*
I work in bursts, I have a hard time doing work unless its meaningful to me or benefits others in a way I can see. I think a lot of people go to work just to survive, not necessarily because they enjoy it. That's a system issue which I could go into, but for the sake of this questionnaire, I won't. I think the world would be better if people worked on what they were passionate about and enjoyed and could make a comfortable salary. When I don't agree with the morals/ethics of the work I'm doing, feel it is menial or detrimental to society, I tend to not want to work. Especially if I'm being ordered around. I usually like making my own decisions and being the leader. I'm indecisive, but can be decisive when it comes to figuring out what's best for others. I have a hard time working for myself. I have so many ideas that I'd like to launch and people have told me I have so much potential...but its hard for me to activate it and get going, because I just don't see myself as being that valuable as the wellbeing of others.
**2. How do you determine the quality of work? How do you determine the quality of a purchase? Do you pay any attention to it?*\*
Quality of work depends on the result. If the result is good, I feel it's okay even if the way it was completed was not "following procedure." Quality of purchase I usually determine by doing research on product and what others are saying. I usually like to get the best product I can even if its something small/not used often. I play a lot of attention to that, also along to how the product makes me feel.
**3. There is a professional next to you. How do you know they are a professional? How do you evaluate their skill?*\*
Usually based on their status or how other people perceive them. I can be a bit indifferent to a professional, I see people as pretty much equal regardless of their social status/standing. Usually I think there's too much hype around them and sometimes I won't really agree with societies perception if my understanding/experience differs.
**4. If you struggle to do something, how do you fix that? Do you know if your performance is better or worse than others?*\*
Usually I research or ask others. A lot of times I get stuck on my own in tasks related to myself. Like trying to understand myself. Usually once I talk to someone else I can get a better understanding of what I'm doing wrong and everything clicks. I used to play games competitively and would constantly make the same errors, unable to realizing them myself. Someone would point it out and change my thinking/approach and then I would be able to improve myself as if a weight was lifted. Usually I compare my performance to my past self, I'm most in competition with myself but I also compete against others in private. I want to outdo others, but I'm not cutthroat about it.
**5. How do you measure the success of a job? What standard do you use? Do you pay attention to it? When should you deviate from this standard?*\*
This is kind of hard for me to answer, I don't focus on the things in this section that much. Usually success for me means not failing or reaching the standard. I seem to prioritize avoiding failure more-so than reaching for success. Failure as in running out of town, losing out, making a fatal error...etc.
**Meta-analysis:*\*
This whole section is hard to answer, I don't really focus on it. Or well I only do when the need arises, it feels like I need to switch myself over to think about these things, but I'd much rather be invested in other more positive things and not think too much about this. It feels very business like, which I am able to do, but I do these things to achieve the goal of positive change in the world or helping others, reaching my vision.
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##Section 2
**1. What is a whole? Can you identify its parts? Are the parts equivalent to the whole?*\*
I don't really know??? I think something is whole when it's fully fulfilled? I can identify the parts perhaps, but I don't know if they're equivalent? They're only equivalent if the whole is meaningful as well? Hard for me to answer this one.
**2. What does "logical" mean? What is your understanding? Do you think that it correlates with the common view? How do you know you are being logical?*\*
Logical to me is about consistency. I don't know if I'm logical or not, but I strive to be when it is needed. I don't really know how to tell, but perhaps I would say I'm being logical if I'm being consistent in my thoughts/methods. To follow-up, I think I can change myself to be almost anything depending on what is needed, but not for long. I think a lot of people feel they are more logical than they really are, especially people who try to remove emotions from the nature of things all together.
**3. What is hierarchy? Give examples of hierarchies. Do you need to follow it? Why or why not? Explain how hierarchy is used in a system you are familiar with.*\*
Basically things that have status over others. I play/love video games so one of my first thoughts are tier lists, they place certain characters in higher positions due to being innately stronger by whatever criteria is relevant to the game. I never really agreed with this because how can we say something is ALWAYS better than the other? For instance, a person can get really good at a specific characteplaystyle and dominate everyone else. I feel when people focus too much on following these things it becomes dogmatic and takes the fun out of things. Even if you want to win, what is the point if you're not doing it your own way? If you're always following what everyone else is doing, what is the point in anything because its no longer your life.
**4. What is classification? How does classification work? Why is it needed and where is it applied? Give examples.*\*
Assigning something to a group or discovering what group it belongs to. Like uncovering the nature of an animal by identifying what group it belongs to scientifically. It can be useful to easily identify similarities between different things or create a system that allows you to draw conclusions without extra work.
**5. Are your ideas consistent? How do you know they are consistent? How do you spot inconsistency in others' ideas?*\*
I would think that they aren't consistent. I don't think it matters though if they are consistent as long as the meaning behind them is consistent. For instance I can change the way I view things pretty easily (and myself) so I wouldn't say I'm a consistent person internally. Outside I can appear as such but its more of a survival based trait less of a natural one. I don't really look to critique inconsistency in others so it's not natural to me. Instead, I like to find certain errors and help a person improve them. Actually the more I think of it, it might be looking for inconsistency. I was always good at proofreading others work, not just for punctuation/grammar, but to see if their ideas make sense in the grand scheme of things. It's unconscious for me to do this, I don't put much thought into it and comes into my head naturally when I see something that feels "incorrect."
An example is when someone is drawing a conclusion and it feels like it's somewhat right, but goes to the state of being extreme. Maybe someone had a bad run-in with a certain gender or culture and they assume all of them are are the same...this doesn't feel right because even though one experience was that way, it's not correct/consistent to assume that all other experiences will be the same. Like correlation does not equal causation?
**Meta-analysis:*\*
This section felt a bit harder AT FIRST, but when I thought about it more I had an easier time answering than the first one. Again, I don't really focus on these things consciously, but they do annoy me when people can be a little dogmatic about it. I guess this whole section to me boils down to "right vs wrong" and "correct vs incorrect" I feel like something can be the correct approach even if its not moral/emotional/rational, but then something else kicks in and decides not to act on it if it doesn't meat that criteria.
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##Section 3
**1. Can you press people? What methods do you use? How does it happen?*\*
Not really...I kind of struggle with this. Sometimes I get frustrated, because it seems that people always are standing in my way. Usually its when I'm trying to do something for the betterment of others, they like to hinder me from reaching that goal. I relate to maneuvering around them, I don't really run people over. Or I like outperform them passively...becoming more successful, working hard, becoming a bit more stubborn.
**2. How do you get what you want? What do you do if you have to work to get what you want?*\*
Usually getting what I want isn't something I'm concerned with, usually it's what others want that's more important. I usually don't mind doing the hard work if its for what others want...but for what I want it's kind of hard to put in the work.
**3. How do you deal with opposition? What methods do you use to defend your interests?*\*
I can become pretty stubborn. I'm not a person to rely on anger and blow up on people, I'm more likely to try to reason. But I feel like a lot of people can't be reasoned with now, so I try to find alternatives around the conflict.
**4. When do you think it's ok to occupy someone's space? Do you recognize it?*\*
Does this mean physical space or space as an abstract concept? I think physical space is okay (if it means like tendenot combative) when you're emotionally close to the person. I like giving hugs and being near those who I am close to! Otherwise it's probably not okay! I don't think about this at all really.
**5. Do others think you are a strong-willed person? Do you think you have a strong will?*\*
I think I can appear to be weak on the surface, but inside I can be stronger than I realize. Actually, I'm not sure if others see me as this way. I've always had people tell me that I'm stronger than them, stronger than anyone they've met. This is strength in an abstract way, not physical. Just being able to outlast, persevere, not give up, work harder, learn faster, etc. I relate to the concept of quiet strength. I'm at my strongest and best when I'm fighting for others though!
**Meta-analysis:*\*
These concepts are kind of weird, because I don't naturally fight others, but I do enjoy certain aggression. I relate to applying pressure or power or drive when other people aren't. For instance, I sometimes like to turn my brain off in games and brute force myself at opponents. I play a lot of support in games, but sometimes I enjoy fighting and don't normally healbot (just passively healing.) Rushing in headfirst is kind of a thrill.
Now that I think about it, I enjoy being active more than passive. I sometimes appear passive because I don't want to cause harm to others, but I enjoy aggression to an extent. More so passion and less of aggression. Being passionate with my emotions, with people I like, touchy-feely, etc! I love being hands on and like work when I can move around. Not physical labor necessarily, but things that keep me moving. I always learned best from actually experiencing something rather than being told. Again it takes a backseat to what other people want though, so I can turn it down if necessary, but it provides a good release of energy for me to be a little loose!
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##Section 4
**1. How do you satisfy your physical senses? What examples can you give? What physical experiences are you drawn to?*\*
This is kind of embarrassing, but I feel like satisfying them is almost compulsive for me. I'm attracted to sweets and certain delicacies. I like drinks the most. Food I'm more ambivalent about. Drinks as in things like smoothies, boba tea I loveee, teas of all kinds, milkshakes, all kinds of sweet drinks. I don't drink or smoke, but I like the way these make me feel...like emotionally better.
Also can be a little sexual, but I hide this part from my public image. I think sexual desires are pretty natural and people act like they're more taboo. Not necessarily should be flaunted in a trashy way...but people should accept that its natural to be sexually attracted to people, have different tastes, and want to explore them? Like I can understand why people are turned-off from it, but I think it's not good to deny our own natural instincts.
Ok on top of that, I'm drawn to things like good feelings and rush of excitement/energy! I don't even have to be the one doing it, but seeing other people doing something cool, gives me goosebumps. ANOTHER BIG THING IS MUSIC. I love listening to music and it affects me emotionally. Like I get goosebumps easily from songs that touch me to core. Sound is very big for me, I rely on it for everything. Sight would be next or maybe touch.
I love to move around and run. I run pretty much everywhere which can be kind of weird. But I always wondered why people just walk places...? Like its so much more fun to run and you can get to where you're going faster. It's nice to run when its windy too, it creates the perfect atmosphere. I think I'm getting carried away so I'll stop here.
**2. How do you find harmony with your environment? How do you build a harmonious environment? What happens if this harmony is disturbed?*\*
Hmm, I don't really know. I don't understand somewhat. Harmony with my environment is it like being comfortable? Because I'm comfortable when everyone else around is comfortable. So I usually work to make others comfortable. Sometimes I wish I was on my own, because I feel I would be perfectly comfortable and not have to be oriented to everyone else all the time. I have lived like that before though and was pretty set in inertia/apathy, becoming a slave to my impulses.
For instance in college, I moved out of my family home and stayed in a solo dorm. It was nice having the freedom at first, but it started to reinforce my worse habits. Without external expectations/motivations, I couldn't find a reason to do much of anything. So I ended up not going to classes, not finishing my work, becoming sluggish. The more alone I stayed the more sluggish and worn down I became. Instead of correcting it, I turned to impulsive needs...binging TV and the like. It wasn't until I was forced out of that environment that I turned back to my normal self again.
So sometimes my harmony being disturbed is beneficial to wake me up out of inertia.
**3. What does comfort mean to you? How do you create it?*\*
Comfort means being in a good state that allows me to be emotionally stable. State as in a mindset, or harboring/staying true to positive emotional feelings. Being comfortable that I won't be attacked for being myself or not necessarily having to bend to the needs of everyone else. I...don't necessarily create it I'm usually forced into it after everything else falls to the wayside.
Outside of that, I sometimes force myself to have this comfort by taking time away from the outside world...while also being connected to the outside world? Like it could be picking up a book I've always wanted to read or manga/anime I've wanted to watch. Playing a game that is solo and just delving into the story. Or thinking about myself and life and what I want out of it. Basically I get the comfort when I focus on my needs for a change, and not everyone elses. OH comfort also comes when I have a guide/goal to follow. I don't like being restricted or forced to do something, but again I can feel aimless when there's no clear path, next steps, or goal for me to work towards. Again I start feeling like things are static and unchanging and it's depressing. So when I have something like that, I feel comfortable and really get in touch with my inner strength.
**4. How do you express yourself in your hobbies? How do you engage yourself with those things?*\*
OH this is fun! My hobbies are what's really real and true to me! Like I enjoy my hobbies and turn the knowledge I gain from them, experiences, and well the emotional energy into my pursuits in the real world. I'd feel most at home doing work related to my hobbies as long as it's benefiting the world in some way. I don't really have a preference for escaping or running away from problems using them. Sometimes it helps me quiet down my anxiety though.
My hobbies are writing, music, games, anime/manga, and collecting! I enjoy collecting things that are meaningful to me such as figurines...I also like crystals. Usually I represent these things and carry them with me to keep myself grounded and motivated. My wardrobe is based a lot on my hobbies as well.
My passion for these things usually is what takes me into new experiences, I became a leader and met most of my close relationships through my interests. I feel like it's a part I've come to neglect as I've gotten older because it takes a backseat to what I feel I need to do or should do to support others/my family. But its still very important to me.
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**5. Tell us how you'd design any room, house or an office. Do you do it yourself, or trust someone else to do it? Why?*\*
I usually talk big and say I'd do it myself...then end up asking for help because I'm indecisive! When I was younger I was much more confident just relying on my own perception and likes/dislikes for what I made/designed. For some reason getting older made me less confident in my own ability to judge that, so sometimes I have to seek out others to tell me. I don't always like to do that though, because it loses it's personal meaning for me when I share too much of my interests/ideas with others. It doesn't feel special anymore.
**Meta-analysis:*\*
This section was really fun to write about! It also makes me feel a bit bad, because I feel like I've neglected myself here and should focus on this more.
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##Section 5
**1. Is it acceptable to express emotions in public? Give examples of inappropriate expression of emotions.*\*
Yes I think it's acceptable as long as it's not overdone to the point of being phony/attention-seeking. Some things can be kind of trashy, such as excessive displays of affection. I think people are too harsh on others who display emotion out in the open though! Like those who end up crying due to the pressure/stress they face. I've always tried not to show my worse sides to maintain a certain image/stability. The times I've cried in public have been very few and could be counted on one hand. But I don't judge others for doing so.
**2. How do you express your emotions? Can you tell how your expressions affect others in a positive or negative way?*\*
I don't think I express them that well...at least in real life. I much prefer communicating my emotions via text and find it hard to be fully vulnerable with someone face-to-face. I don't think it's because I'm not emotional though, I relate to most things through emotion. It's just perhaps an insecurity that I gained due to the environment I was in. I've had harden myself to withstand some of worse parts of life and sometimes I feel people will think less of me if I'm fully myself. It slips out online though because its a place I'm much more comfortable with, almost with my family. Again just positive emotions, I tend to hide my negative emotions a bit better. When I was younger, I was described as having a poker face, but I would mostly keep a pleasant expression at most times.
**3. Are you able to change your demeanor in order to interact with your environment in a more or less suitable way? How do you determine what is suitable?*\*
It's not necessarily to interact with the environment, I feel I naturally become what people see in me. I have trouble typing myself because of this. If someone tells me I am IEE I will be an IEE. If someone says I'm EIE, I will act like that. My image will shift to match the expectations of others in a way. It's not even something I want to do, but I can't turn it off. It's more or less what's suitable, but what would make the person feel better.
**4. In what situations do you feel others' feelings? Can you give examples of when you wanted to improve the mood of others?*\*
Usually I feel emotion/feelings in regards to everything. Things (even objects) seem to be emotion colored. As in when I look at something in invokes some type of feeling. The same goes for anyone I'm interacting with. So of course I look for the best way to improve someones feelings. I had a struggle with this when I worked in education, I conflicted with other educators because they were focused on the accuracy of the material and doing things from their perspective. I was more focused on the students emotional/mental state and if they were feeling good/healthy. I felt they learned more when someone adequately addressed their needs holistically, as humans. More so than when the focus was on memorization of material.
**5. How do others' emotions affect you? How does your internal emotional state correlate or contrast with what you express?*\*
They affect me so much. Its almost like I absorb them. When I was younger people would describe me almost like a sponge...but unlike a sponge I wouldn't hold onto the emotions. It would go inside and flow through me, I'd experience it and then it'd flow out. Now I feel like I can hold onto them more when I'm less healthy. Usually my internal state is hard to portray. I try to express myself, but sometimes its hard to get the right words or adequately put the feeling into words. That's why I tend to focus so much more on others. Understanding everyone else is easier...myself is the real mystery.
**Meta-analysis:*\*
Again this section was easy for me to answer, but it felt a little more serious. Still not bad though!
##Section 6
**1. How can you tell how much emotional space there is between yourself and others? How can you affect this space?*\*
Don't really know how to answer this. I don't understand the concept of emotional space. Does this mean like a gap between my feelings and others? I feel like I only fee this when I'm alone then, when I'm with others the feelings merge together.
**2. How do you determine how much you like or dislike someone else? How does this affect your relationships?*\*
Usually based on how they treat others and what values they hold (also how they act on those values.) I don't really like individuals who are really controlling of others and judge them for their behavior, but honestly I can see a charm in most behavior quirks! Things that are just bad no matter like racism, sexism, homophobia, etc are pretty much non negotiable, especially if they're causing direct harm to others because of those values.
I also don't like when people try to overrun or discount my own values or try to shape my values into something they're not. This has caused me to end a few relationships. Sometimes I end up leaving the relationship because I've noticed how merged I am with my partner and it bothers me. I've lost some really good relationships though...when all that was needed were a few boundaries. So I regret this tendency.
**3. How do you move from a distant relationship to a close one? What are the distinguishing characteristics of a close relationship?*\*
This happens kind of naturally...but usually I become more engaged with someone who needs help. I make friends very easily, they usually end up seeking me out. I sometimes act as the person to do things for them, take initiative, while they're a bit more passive. I'm not necessarily seeking that role but I naturally meld into it. Most close friends/partners I had were due to me offering to help them and taking an interest in their development.
I mentioned this before but people tend to follow me around? Like physically and literally...look to me to lead them. I sometimes express discomfort on the service but I enjoy it being connected to a person this way and serving as a guide for them. Usually they help me by providing constant support/affection.
Close relationships are usually ones though where I can be my vulnerable self. They don't have as many expectations from me anymore and I can just be what I am. But I don't usually know what I am...so I hope they can help me find this too.
**4. How do you know that you are a moral person? Where do you draw your morality from? Do you believe others should share your beliefs on what's moral? Why?*\*
Hmm, I don't really know if I am one. I try to do the right thing, and that's pretty much it. There's not really anything else I think about, I only really know what bothers me when it occurs in a real situation. Real or maybe an example of one. I just try to do what's right for others and myself...but I learned being right is hard...sometimes and not clear cut. I don't think people need to share my beliefs, I don't think I'd force them on others. People just need to be respectful of others beliefs...but not if they're just pure hate. I think sometimes we're too tolerant to beliefs that are actually not beliefs just hate.
**5. Someone you care about is acting distant to you. How do you know when this attitude is a reflection of your relationship?*\*
Don't really know...I think I wouldn't really think of this as a relationship issue but more of something being wrong with the person. Usually when someone is consistently different, I don't have much drive to maintain contact.
**Meta-analysis:*\*
This sections feels a little abstract, so I can't really answer properly...I don't see things or relationships this way, the whole concept of "relationship" as something separate doesn't really occur to me. I just think of the other person.
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##Section 7
**1. How can you tell someone has the potential to be a successful person? What qualities make a successful person and why?*\*
I think almost everyone has the potential to change themselves for the better. Success isn't about career, money, status...to me its more about utilizing your strengths and pursuing your passion to be what you want to be. If a person wants to live comfortable then that's their version of success. If another wants to be the president, that's their version. Neither are incorrect as long as they are happy and fulfilled.
**2. Where would you start when looking for a new hobby? How do you find new opportunities and how do you choose which would be best?*\*
Hmm I don't really go out looking for hobbies. My interests were formed naturally by things I felt a connection to. I have a hard time narrowing down new opportunities to ones that I'd really think are best but searching for them again seems pretty easy, like I don't need to think about it.
**3. How do you interpret the following statement: "Ideas don't need to be feasible in order to be worthwhile." Do you agree or disagree, and why?*\*
I don't really agree or disagree, because what is feasible? What is an example of an non-feasible idea? One that can't be applied realistically in this current moment? Well how do we know it can't be applied? Like who is the judge? I think almost anything can be possible, we just may not be aware of the method to make it possible yet. So I feel like any idea holds merit and shouldn't be constrained by what's real right now.
**4. Describe your thought process when relating the following ideas: swimming, chicken, sciences. Do you think that others would draw the same or different connections?*\*
Chickens may swim in lakes sometimes and a scientist might study why chickens are doing so. Perhaps this is unusual behavior for chickens to be swimming so they're taking an look into the cause of this behavior? Or maybe they found a way to enhance the taste of chicken by swimming through a certain body of water? That sounds really stupid but popped in my head! Perhaps someones an actual "chicken" or coward and swimming to get away from their science exam. There's many things I can think of with this haha. I don't think people would think the same, but there's so many things you could link this to.
Another one...there's been research on swimming science...perhaps a new swimming technique that replicates the movements of a chicken. Or maybe some scientists thought it'd be cool to eat chicken while swimming to get newfound inspiration? I could keep going but I'll stop because these sound stupid lol.
**5. How would you summarize the qualities that are essential to who you are? What kind of potential in you has yet to be actualized and why?*\*
I don't...really know. I mean I do know but also don't. The qualities most important to me are being open-minded and adaptable, being kind, having hope and perseverance. I would hate to become a close-minded, stuck in the mud person. I want to believe in things even if they're silly or unrealistic. Life is magical and I think people should take things less seriously some times. Not everything needs to be proved to have value.
Potential that has yet to be actualized...probably a lot. I feel like I could do a lot of good for this world and others, but I'm holding myself back. Why? I don't really know why, but perhaps I'm scared of being too much or even more so, scared of not being able to realize this. If I try my hardest and still fail, then what is left?
At the same time, I think other's see my potential more than I see it myself.
**Meta-analysis:*\*
Nothing much to say about this one, seemed pretty straightforward to me!
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##Section 8
**1. How do people change? Can you describe how various events change people? Can others see those changes?*\*
Nature vs nurture is what comes to mind. Some people are dealt a hand and they may not change much from that. Others are changed by life and their circumstances. I think trauma is a big thing that changes people...also the demands of our world. The world we live in or well our "society" is not built to support everyone. It's not fair and it's not right, so I can see people being forced to change just to survive. This really bothers me. Other people can see those changes, but I think sometimes those who are lucky to fit well with this society tend to look the other way.
**2. How do you feel and experience time? Can time be wasted? How?*\*
I don't? I can sometimes pinpoint exactly what time it is without a clock. Other times I can be very off. I don't really think time is wasted unless you're doing something you don't like. If its fun its not a waste as its contributing to your wellness of spirit.
**3. Is there anything that cannot be described with words? What is it? If so, how can we understand what it is if language does not work?*\*
A lot of things...probably the inner nature of humans. For me, I can't express what I truly feel inside. It comes out somewhat, but it's never what I truly feel or imagine. There are other things like invisible bonds we have to others, things you just know without needing to explain. Being bonded or drawn to someone or something for no particular reason...you can't really describe it or what causes it...it just happens.
To understand it...well you can't really? At least not fully. If you could, it'd ruin the nature of it. To me this feels more like something spiritual than a material world issue.
**4. How do you anticipate events unfolding? How can you observe such unfoldments in your environment?*\*
Usually I can tell the direction something is headed by the patterns that are present. It doesn't need to be a direct correlation, there doesn't need to be proof...sometimes there's just a feeling. Knowing that its right, or at least being very sure. If asked to explain it can't really be explained...but you just know? Also based off past trends and behavior. I look at symbols or experiences I've had before or witnessed in different places (past experiences, representations in media, in other things.) Honestly I enjoy fiction because it teaches so much about why things happen and HOW they happen. So by understanding the cause/effect in fiction, you can identify the same in the real world.
**5. In what situations is timing important? How do you know the time is right to act? How do you feel about waiting for the right moment?*\*
There's an instinct to just do it. Like the meme, but I've always thought there's a lot of truth in it. I think you'll just know, but the question is less of knowing the time and more of getting yourself to have the courage to take the step. I've missed a lot of things because I knew the time was right...felt it to my core, but I didn't believe in it or myself enough to act on it. Those are my biggest regrets honestly. Of course I was instantly proven right, that I did actually know and I should've acted. But I just couldn't do it.
Waiting for the right moment has merit too! I do that sometimes when the answer isn't clear. Again its just a gut instinct, nothing concrete to base it off. When I feel it, I get a sense inside that I should wait. Almost like some inner voice tells me to wait it out. I'll try to force things sometimes, but it never goes well. It goes back to "just wait." Eventually the right time appears and I realize it was worth waiting for.
**Meta-analysis:*\*
I liked this section, it feels like a part of myself that was...lost to history, but was brought to light again.
THIS WAS A LOT TO WRITE. SORRY IF THERE ARE ERRORS. IF YOU READ THIS WHOLE THING THANKS SO MUCH FOR TAKING THE TIME TO HELP ME!

Hi Guys and Girls,
I am a transitioning veteran, (AD Army) looking to begin a career in the cloud. I have roughly 6 years doing enterprise level IT work, a bachelors in Cyber Security, Sec+, AZ-900, and a clearance.
I am at home familiarizing myself with technologies like Terraform, Docker, and messing around with some free credits I have with Azure. I haven't been exposed to any of these throughout my military career so I am just now catching up.
With that being said, I am going through a veteran transition program that helps active duty land internships/fellowships with companies with the goal of being a full-time hire.
I am certain I have my foot in the door with Booz Allen for a DevOps Role. They seemed to be okay with the fact that I don't have applicable experience in this area which is awesome for me, but also means I have a long road ahead, which I am fine with.
I didn't interview directly with the hiring manager, so I wanted to be transparent and ask what the starting salary was. I have a family of 4 and obviously supporting them outside the military is my main priority. So lets be honest this is why pay is important.
Anyone have insight as to what starting would be like for a Junior DevOps Engineer?
Whether you are a boozer or not please share your experiences.
Thanks for reading!

I have a personal pension worth about 100k and I also have a mix of investments in an ISA also worth about 100k. I am actively contributing roughly an equal amount to both.
Over the last 12 months my pension has lost about 30k and my personal stuff has gained about 30k. How is this a thing that a pension run by "professionals" performed worse than a random set of trackers and things that I read in AJ Bell Shares Magazine? *I know there's no real answer to that just venting*
What would you do in this situation? I intend to retire at least partially within the next 5 years.
Options I see are
Stopping all contributions to the pension or only contributing the minimum to keep it active in the hope that the unit value goes up in the future
Pushing all spare money into the ISA (I can contribute 40k with mine and wife's allowance)
Start a new SIPP and contribute into that (I currently salary sacrifice a chunk to keep my tax bill down)
Is there anything else I could/should do?

I (33 M, expat) am looking to relocate back to the States permanently in the next 1-2 years after working abroad for 8 years. I don't have a current 401k set up since my first full time job was overseas. Since I can't rollover my foreign pension to my future 401k, I can only do an early withdrawal and decide how to invest it at that point in time.
Given my situation and the current state of the markets, is it best to use my early withdrawal to a down payment for a home to live in upon relocation? If I start saving up cash over the next 1-2 years, I should have enough combined for a 20% down payment.
Or should I invest this money elsewhere?
For context, I already have some positions in index ETFs for long term investments. With my current salary, I expect to make at least 140k annually upon relocating and will max out my 401k from the get-go. My biggest concern is how delayed (and potentially limited) my 401k will be when I retire given that I would likely only start at the age of 35.

I graduated in 2021 and have 1 year and a few months of experience. I've been offered a new job at another company and they asked me what are my salary expectations. Can anyone advise what my salary should be as I don't want to undersell myself too much.

For the last few years I worked on a finance team in AP and analysis roles. I was earning £26k at the time. I was good at it and gave it my all, but didn’t really want to make a career out of it. I openly chatted about this with my managefriend who asked me what I actually wanted to do, and I settled on office management, events and culture etc.
I was made redundant from my finance role in July. The office manager at the time then resigned and so the role was open to applicants. I applied and was hired back as OM, based on the fact I already knew the company and the people so well, and all the hard skills required are teachable. The salary offered was £30-35k. I was put on £30k given I had no experience and it was a risk - fair enough!
But - I’m absolutely smashing the role. I get floods of positive feedback from everyone, including the executives and leadership. I’m consistently told I’m better than the previous OM (who had 20 years of experience prior) and have actively improved the culture at the company. Im in charge of the office budget and spending and have saved the company £50k+ through cost saving exercises. I was also awarded Employee of the Year in December.
Based on this I asked my manager for a pay increase. I feel I don’t deserve to be at the bottom of the band for my role considering my value added.
However my manager insists that I got a “pay rise” when I moved from finance to OM, and that I shouldn’t be fishing for another one. Did I actually get a “pay rise” as such here? Is my manager right?
Nb: I have no desire to leave my role, I love the job, company and colleagues but would like to be paid fairly.

For the last few years I worked on a finance team in AP and analysis roles. I was earning £26k at the time. I was good at it and gave it my all, but didn’t really want to make a career out of it. I openly chatted about this with my managefriend who asked me what I actually wanted to do, and I settled on office management, events and culture etc.
I was made redundant from my finance role in July. The office manager at the time then resigned and so the role was open to applicants. I applied and was hired back as OM, based on the fact I already knew the company and the people so well, and all the hard skills required are teachable. The salary offered was £30-35k. I was put on £30k given I had no experience and it was a risk - fair enough!
But - I’m absolutely smashing the role. I get floods of positive feedback from everyone, including the executives and leadership. I’m consistently told I’m better than the previous OM (who had 20 years of experience prior) and have actively improved the culture at the company. Im in charge of the office budget and spending and have saved the company £50k+ through cost saving exercises. I was also awarded Employee of the Year in December.
Based on this I asked my manager for a pay increase. I feel I don’t deserve to be at the bottom of the band for my role considering my value added.
However my manager insists that I got a “pay rise” when I moved from finance to OM, and that I shouldn’t be fishing for another one. Did I actually get a “pay rise” as such here? Is my manager right?
Nb: I have no desire to leave my role, I love the job, company and colleagues but would like to be paid fairly.

For the last few years I worked on a finance team in AP and analysis roles. I was earning £26k at the time. I was good at it and gave it my all, but didn’t really want to make a career out of it. I openly chatted about this with my managefriend who asked me what I actually wanted to do, and I settled on office management, events and culture etc.
I was made redundant from my finance role in July. The office manager at the time then resigned and so the role was open to applicants. I applied and was hired back as OM, based on the fact I already knew the company and the people so well, and all the hard skills required are teachable. The salary offered was £30-35k. I was put on £30k given I had no experience and it was a risk - fair enough!
But - I’m absolutely smashing the role. I get floods of positive feedback from everyone, including the executives and leadership. I’m consistently told I’m better than the previous OM (who had 20 years of experience prior) and have actively improved the culture at the company. Im in charge of the office budget and spending and have saved the company £50k+ through cost saving exercises. I was also awarded Employee of the Year in December.
Based on this I asked my manager for a pay increase. I feel I don’t deserve to be at the bottom of the band for my role considering my value added.
However my manager insists that I got a “pay rise” when I moved from finance to OM, and that I shouldn’t be fishing for another one. Did I actually get a “pay rise” as such here? Is my manager right?
Nb: I have no desire to leave my role, I love the job, company and colleagues but would like to be paid fairly.

Someone said,”Christians read the Bible to get close to God and Atheists read it to get further from God.” Since God says to always respond when you can, I responded:
It takes wisdom to understand the Bible. You can ask two people to look at a flower. One says,”I got work, things to see, people to do. I have no time to look at a weed.” The other goes,”Hey, it’s not just beautiful on the flower part, but the stem. Hey if you look really deep into the stem, you see fractals, oooh. And some flowers are different than others, even the same species, beauty is all around us.”
It’s your perspective… Are you about love and helping others, or do you just want to help yourself. For the Bible is quite condemning of selfishness and people don’t like to hear that so they will get further away. A person who understands we should all be loving and helping one another gets the Bible.
There’s two kingdoms of note:
Babylon the Kingdom of Money
and
Zion the Kingdom of Love.
God teaches us that Babylon in its youth is tame… I sell my lumber, buy your eggs. It seems to encourage productivity. God teaches us Babylon in its full maturity is a system of corruption, control and manipulation fueled by rich people’s desire for prostitutes. The Kingdom of Money has failed to be good for everyone, and is a system of slavery. My grandparents on a coal miner job could afford a 3 story house a 70’x50’x70′ barn and 80 acres. No loans, just a majority of one year’s salary… This was in the 50s. Now automation has made things 100-1000x more inexpensive, can’t we buy 10 houses on one year’s salary? Why can’t we buy one house in our lifetime? Instead of things getting better. Things have gotten worse. I tell people how we made fun of Al Bundy for not having much, but he has many more than young adults and their faces shrink on that realization that Al Bundy had it good compared the continually shrinking buying power we have now! The prosperity has been entirely captured by the rich corrupt controlling class. Babylon the Kingdom of Money and control is in power and it is highly corrupt. Happy 50th anniversary of Pink Floyd’s Darkside teaching us this, but God told us this 2000 years ago and hundreds before that too. Live with love in your heart to those around you as the people who think they’re great and rich think you should live on even less.
I’ve seen over 100,000 miracles and can explain proof of God by probability: www.goodnewsjim.com At the end of the day, people believe what they want to believe whether it is truth or a lie… It’s a matter of perspective.

For the last few years I worked on a finance team in AP and analysis roles. I was earning £26k at the time. I was good at it and gave it my all, but didn’t really want to make a career out of it. I openly chatted about this with my managefriend who asked me what I actually wanted to do, and I settled on office management, events and culture etc.
I was made redundant from my finance role in July. The office manager at the time then resigned and so the role was open to applicants. I applied and was hired back as OM, based on the fact I already knew the company and the people so well, and all the hard skills required are teachable. The salary offered was £30-35k. I was put on £30k given I had no experience and it was a risk - fair enough!
But - I’m absolutely smashing the role. I get floods of positive feedback from everyone, including the executives and leadership. I’m consistently told I’m better than the previous OM (who had 20 years of experience prior) and have actively improved the culture at the company. Im in charge of the office budget and spending and have saved the company £50k+ through cost saving exercises. I was also awarded Employee of the Year in December.
Based on this I asked my manager for a pay increase. I feel I don’t deserve to be at the bottom of the band for my role considering my value added.
However my manager insists that I got a “pay rise” when I moved from finance to OM, and that I shouldn’t be fishing for another one. Did I actually get a “pay rise” as such here? Is my manager right?
Nb: I have no desire to leave my role, I love the job, company and colleagues but would like to be paid fairly.

Hello! So I've been in this company for 2 years and I have been proving over and over again that I'm very good and one of the best in the team. Recently an upper level position has been opened. The thing is they needed someone that had experience here. My manager litteraly asked 5 people before me to come and take (truth be told they had more experience but i know through the graph that I'm better than 3 of them). 2 weeks ago just because everyone else refused it, he asked me if I wanted it. I am not the most sociable person and it would require of me to speak in public and I'm not that patient either, and he knows these things he did not take no for an answer than and told me to think about it. This Monday I told him that I don't want it and he was in shock...like man i told you i did not want it because it would affect my well being hence the anxiety. But would love to get the same salary as another coworker (told it more professionally, this other person had been doing nothing for the past 2 years here and everyone complains about him and he's getting paid way more than me). My manager said that i have to meet certain requirements for it and will have to look at all my performance...my thought process is: why would u offer me a promotion but not a raise?? I get it that he did "not" expect me to turn it down but this is why quiet quiting is such a big movement. In case he denies my raise what should I tell him? and no i cannot quit cause it's a well paid position and it's pretty rare in my country to get paid ok.
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What if the federation missed the Venlil entirelly? After all, venlil prime is a tidally locked, high gravity world, that must not look verh life-friendly (or at least herb-friendly, if we follow other deathworld tropes) from afar.
The Arxur doesnt seem to be the type to start space exploration (they are starving as is), so the only ones that could find the Venlil are the Humans.
Without federation uplifting, i teorize the Venlil would have a level of technology comparable or superior to 21st century Earth, with prototypes of their weather control machines and a space program held back by the intense gravity, which i doubt would get much further than low orbit.
First contact would have gone much smoother, altought the language barrier would be harder to cross (translators are fed tech), venlil would still be scared of humans at first, but most of the stress would be from first contact itself rather than that first contact being a predator, and Tarva would not try to surrender inmediately (or maybe she does? We are the advanced aliens in this scenario)
Eventually the humans show the venlil we dont want to eat them (because going to other planets for food is a logistncal nightmare), but the federation has to realize our existance eventually for the plot to continue, probably from the jumpspace trails(?) that our travels between VP and Earth leave, and they send a first contact party to investigate (bonus points if Sovlin is in there)

Hello everyone, I am a 20-year-old single male who has been inspired by this subreddit to achieve FIRE. I want to share my journey with you all and ask for advice on how to plan my finances, career, and general life for the next ten years. I have a lot of respect for people in this subreddit and If I had to ask one group of people for financial and life advice, it’d be here.
My last post here was a year ago and this had a ton of insightful responses. I hope this post will get the same. I decided to not put money on superannuation. Tell me if and why this is a bad idea.
Current Financial Situation

• 20M - Single
• ~$120K Net Worth
  • ~$90K Cash at a 3.8% interest rate.
  • ~$10k in NDQ.
  • ~$0.8K in Crypto.
  • ~$1.4K in Superannuation.
  • ~$12K+ car that I barely use. Might sell it soon.
  • ~$5K in other investments in a different country
  • ~$4k in life insurance in a different country.
• No home / No debt
• University fees paid off while studying and working.
• I recently graduated from Uni in December 2022.
• Recent base salary bump to ~$200K AUD per year depending on the interest rate. I get paid in USD. Some more in Stock Options but they are basically worthless until the company IPOs.

Financial Goals

• At least 1 Million by the time I am 30.
• Eventually, reach a net worth of $5 million for full FIRE. I have no clear plans or calculations for this to be honest.

Strategy

• Minimum savings rate of 60%.
• Minimalistic Lifestyle. I have not done any budgeting or anything but I do not spend a lot on flashy things. My major expenses are just takeaways, travelling and buying experiences. Most of my belongings fit inside my luggage.
• Travel to cheap places and live for an extended period of time. In the last 12 months, I have spent 3 months in Nepal living with my parents and 2 months in Bali living outside touristy areas. I will most likely do this for some more time around SEA and Mexico this year. I have taken advice from people who have regretted spending their early 20s only grinding with no fun and decided to mitigate that. This also maps to my personal goal of learning 2 new languages in the next 10 years and visiting at least 25 countries.
• Invest everything saved over $100k in ETFs.

Questions

1. How can I leverage my high income and early age as much as possible? Should I just do the passive way of living modestly and putting everything into a well-diversified ETF and forget about it? Or is there a space for optimisation here?
2. Is investing in real estate worth it? It seems it takes a lot of mental space, time and effort on finding, investing and maintaining a property. Am I missing out a lot here?
3. I am having a psychological block on putting any money on super even if I have already hit the highest tax bracket. Part of the reason is that I have to wait for 40 years+ to access that money and so much can happen in that time. Another reason is I am not sure that I will actually spend my life in Australia after I reach my FIRE goal. Any opinions on this?
4. People who work in a highly stressful job that takes most of their time - How do you maintain deeper personal relationships with people around you? I’m worried that I am only able to develop surface-level of relationships with people around me because I do not have time to put in the time and effort needed for it. Will I regret this later in life? Is it easily mendable later in life?

Story
I started programming when I was 12 years old and had been on and off programming until I got my first full-time job. I started freelancing at 16 generating a couple of hundred dollars per month.
At the age of 17, I moved to Australia to Study Bachelor of Software Engineering. My sister is an Australian citizen. During this, I was working at Woolies at around $18 per hour (Under 20y.o. rates suck lol). I had to work on farms for a few months for extra cash to make sure that I do not drop out of university because of a lack of funds. I was getting some inconsistent income from freelancing on the side. I was fortunate enough to have my sister here who let me stay with her rent-free during this time.
My current company which is based in California approached me over Reddit for some minor project. I completed that and they were impressed so hired me for smaller projects paying hourly. They were paying me ~$38 AUD per hour at that point. After 2 months, they offered me a full-time contract of $120K base + 40K stocks. This was again increased to a $150K base after a few months because of being a top performer. They recently let go of my entire team of 5 people except me and I leveraged that opportunity to negotiate a $200K base.
I am now the person with the most domain knowledge of how our core systems work. I have written and owned a large amount of our company codebase and led multiple projects that have directly generated millions in revenue. I expect another bump to 250K next year if the economy doesn’t absolutely go into recession.
Please feel free to ask any question about my journey and I’ll be happy to answer. I’ll appreciate any advice that is financial or personal outside the above questions that can help me grow. Thank you : )