This chapter examines the complexities of balancing passion and practicality in career decisions, highlighting the contrasting paths of emergency medicine and tech jobs. The conversation also explores the shift from engineering to management in the tech industry and its effects on job satisfaction and innovation.
How would your spouse feel if you retired early while they kept working? In this episode, Eric + Jason talk with our friend Erik, who recently left the workplace while his wife continues to work. How does this arrangement work for them, and why is a coastFIRE path their choice? Topics discussed include being thrown into retirement, finding purpose, talking about FIRE, and much more.
Show notes: https://twosidesoffi.com/erik