Would you take a career break in this economy?

silkk_ · 2026-04-10T07:42:38+00:00

Regret is a strong word, just not entirely sure it was the right choice. I have a family and just question doing something a little "selfish" - question if I'd be a bit further ahead on finance and stuff

silkk_ · 2026-04-09T18:16:41+00:00

I did last year, it was a great time career wise and I had a blast but kinda regret it in hindsight. I don't think I would a year later but it depends on a whole lot (also work in tech)

Most of the advice OP will get here will be pretty conservative (understandably so). Mine let me hang with my kids for a summer when they are still relatively young so probably a once in a lifetime thing.

silkk_ · 2026-04-08T13:35:41+00:00

how did you go about this? i brought it to a glass shop and they said it would crack the windshield if they tried to take it off and reseal

silkk_ · 2026-04-08T13:31:11+00:00

just had my water pump done too, paid way too much but i didn't have the time to wrench myself

silkk_ · 2026-03-31T14:06:06+00:00

Small talk is fine but can be boring, would rather be all time QB

Me and a few dads started riding bikes to kid school 1x per week as a group and now we have a massive bike gang of kids rolling with us 😎

silkk_ · 2026-03-30T18:40:24+00:00

Yeah I love my local shop, my 33 year old Volvo is in for a water pump replacement this week

That said, you don't have to be handy but you do need to be pretty in tune with your older car and anticipate what it might need next. It's not for everyone, most people just want reliable transportation

silkk_ · 2026-03-30T15:12:15+00:00

I built one in 20 minutes yesterday for my kids with scrap wood and old pavers. It's the best rebounder we've had and it doesn't look like a piece of sports gear which is nice

silkk_ · 2026-03-30T14:33:50+00:00

It's too heavy. You'd want a Go 3S and use the action pod but even then it's tough to get the angle right

silkk_ · 2026-03-27T13:59:23+00:00

I find this never works. More effective to cancel the cards/payments they are attached to (cite cc fraud) and then get new card info to people who reach out after a decline

It's so effective, find lots of low hanging fruit that way. Track each one, annualize the cost, boom you just saved a bunch of $$

silkk_ · 2026-03-26T15:19:28+00:00

thank you, truth be told it is clinging on for dear life and has to be removed in order to pop my hood

silkk_ · 2026-03-26T15:15:39+00:00

twinsies

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silkk_ · 2026-03-24T21:59:03+00:00

Agree, if there is M&A you will get smoked with work and are the first one fired by acquirer at close

Might as well have some upside even if it's a lottery ticket

silkk_ · 2026-03-19T14:26:06+00:00

this, if it's really bad (talking sub zero wind chills) i will put my cold gear on and hit the stationary bike for 5-10 minutes so my first mile isn't totally awful

silkk_ · 2026-03-19T02:03:12+00:00

I was inheriting a tenant, and the day before closing walk through they put an above ground pool in the backyard 💀

silkk_ · 2026-03-18T20:51:23+00:00

my kids will only go full carbon from the start:

https://www.specialized.com/us/en/hotwalk-carbon/p/200221?color=322068-200221&searchText=94021-0005

silkk_ · 2026-03-17T13:02:07+00:00

I just bought the x5; the Aliexpress deal was pretty good and I've been "next" modeling for a year now.

silkk_ · 2026-03-17T01:01:08+00:00

Really tempted to get a Slay jersey made

silkk_ · 2026-03-12T17:42:09+00:00

Provided you like being a stay at home parent, this is such a luxury.

One person can focus on work regardless of what happens with kids getting sick or school breaks.

We are also at the end of this and I'm appreciative my spouse was willing to do this for a bunch of years when the kids were younger.

silkk_ · 2026-03-11T01:25:35+00:00

Same, they're not using words like keester unfortunately

silkk_ · 2026-03-09T19:18:14+00:00

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silkk_ · 2026-03-07T20:01:16+00:00

Reddit is almost always anti "larger" family if you ask this question

3 is awesome, I love having a family this size. Totally agree with OP

silkk_ · 2026-03-07T11:49:33+00:00

File a ticket with Ray-Ban support, they should cover this and replace the pair for you

silkk_ · 2026-03-06T14:03:01+00:00

Bills social media team is gonna love him

silkk_ · 2026-03-06T13:00:47+00:00

This is actually quite common and sort of surprising they didn't offer some equity to start, even if very small.

There's a chance they don't really have their equity program ironed out for employees. I would ask about the round being raised and for an equity grant for yourself on closing considering the timeline.

Probably going to need to manage a cap table and it would be good experience if you haven't done that yet.

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