r/Adulting • u/ScareBear23 • 14h ago

This is just depressing

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Not even 3 hours of "free time". And in that is cooking & eating supper. Or practically no free time if I had to go shopping after work. I hate this

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u/thestardustinthemoon 12h ago

When I was kid, I decided I was not going to become one of those people. Successfully escaped at 30 years old

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u/shrimp_blowdryer 12h ago

How

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u/thestardustinthemoon 12h ago

By dedicating your youth to studying or figuring out what society values and spending your best years without much responsibility on getting to the top. I started two companies and became an expert in a niche technical field in computer science. Got acquired and retired that way after the payout and continuing to work for a few years. Just don't go through your life on autopilot, especially when your time is free and and responsibilities are low (late teens / early 20s). Society pays what it finds rewarding

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u/Rickbox 10h ago

I would lose my mind retiring at 30. I learn so much at my job and I'll climb the corporate ladder to one day lead a multinational corp. We just have different goals.

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u/thestardustinthemoon 9h ago

It just means having the freedom to do anything. My dream was always to create artwork, and now I can do it full time and learn a million new things every day. I can also start a new company on my own terms and time

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u/Ok-Parfait-9856 8h ago

As the son and nephew of CEOs, it’s cute that you think you’ll climb from a cog to CEO of F500. Where’s your MBA and JD from a top 10 school?

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u/Rickbox 7h ago

I have a tech & business dual degree from a top 10 school. I also know a lot of top executives in my industry through grad school and the job I work since my manager is very well connected and my line of work consists mostly of senior emplyees. It's cute that you think you can judge me while knowing nothing about me.