They give you just enough money to make it hard to leave.
Then you buy a car, buy a house, and have kids. Then it's just too much risk to leave the job.
Next thing you know, you blink, and you're 60+.
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9-5 jobs are comfort money.
They give you just enough money to make it hard to leave.
Then you buy a car, buy a house, and have kids. Then it's just too much risk to leave the job.
Next thing you know, you blink, and you're 60+.