Balancing Life with Climbing the Corporate Ladder | MHFI 340

Rusty and I talk about whether listener, April, should consider a higher paying role as a manager or stay as an individual contributor. This topic was inspired by our episode on quiet quitting.

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00:00 Welcome Back and Not Advice

00:51 Quiet Quitting Email Setup

03:42 April’s Dilemma and Timeline

09:29 Manager vs IC Tradeoffs

14:27 Overachievers and Winding Down

34:43 Coasting for Meaning

36:09 Downtime Hobbies

39:02 Retirement Burnout Myth

42:32 Government Job Perks

49:08 Stay IC for Now

55:02 Stand-Up Comedy Class