Do you feel as a prisoner to your job? What’s the magical FIRE number you have in mind that will make you escape the prison?

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If I could have a million dollars, I'd quit - I could invest it and live off the dividends ideally. If I climb the career ladder enough, that ciuld happen but even then, it's kinda hard to make work

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While I don’t always enjoy my job and some days I watch the clock slowly tick down, I have never likened my job to a prison. It might be time to fire up the old resume if your job makes you feel like a prisoner

As a junior employee you feel like a prisoner l, but if you actually climb faster than the average person you realize you need the job more and more to fund a lifestyle. You turn from prisoner to leech.

My job has its pros and cons, but I’m not really looking elsewhere. I know the job market right now is kind of “trapping” us into wherever we are right now though.

To be honest, if someone gave me even $50,000 right now in a lump sum, I would quit my job. That's more than enough for me to get through the next few months until I find a new job.

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