> I wish all programmers with a healthy bank account and vested stock quit their FAANG jobs and did research or worked on personal projects. But there is greater external validation in saying you work at FAANG vs. I'm working on some highly technical topic only .01% of people will ever care about.
Wish granted (in my case).
Actually, I didn't really have a choice. No one wants to work with a 55-year-old developer, so I was forced into early retirement.
Best thing that ever happened to me. I started spending my nest egg a bit earlier than planned, but it will be fine.
I have no intentions of ever working for anyone, ever again. Good riddance.
I wish you the very best, at your windmill-tilting. I've done OK, with mine.
I have already accomplished a fair bit, on the "side work" that I did over the years.
I'm currently working with a nonprofit team, and developing an app, aimed at recovering drug addicts. I have some fairly relevant prior art in this field, having designed a worldwide infrastructure platform.
Wish granted (in my case).
Actually, I didn't really have a choice. No one wants to work with a 55-year-old developer, so I was forced into early retirement.
Best thing that ever happened to me. I started spending my nest egg a bit earlier than planned, but it will be fine.
I have no intentions of ever working for anyone, ever again. Good riddance.
I wish you the very best, at your windmill-tilting. I've done OK, with mine.