Yessssss!! Financial independence. The ultimate power move, and negotiating leverage. 💪🏻🔥🔥

Just wanted to make a comment about negotiating with employers. You don’t always have to wait to have some reserves in the bank to negotiate. I just got my first “real job” out of college this summer. I love the job, but it was in-person 2-3 days a week in Northern Virginia. Northern Virginia is super expensive to live in and the traffic is terrible (I went to GMU for college so I already had a place in the area). About a month into my new job, I asked my boss if I could work fully remote. I was just honest with her and said I loved the job but I wanted to move back to rural VA where all my family is and the quality of life is higher (and the cost of living is cut in half 😀). She was surprisingly cool about it and said “I don’t see why not” right away. She confirmed with her boss that it was ok and I had permission to be fully remote by the end of the same day I asked 👍. I’m now two months into my job and I love the freedom to do a big city job that I love from wherever I want. Employees have more power than you think, even new ones. When in doubt, just ask! The worst they can say is no.

@TripOfALifestyle

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You re absolutely, 100% correct, Andy. Most times, the best way to get something is to simply ask for it. It seems like the "Quiet Quitting" movement is focused on disenfranchised employees who work for a bad boss or just aren't getting what they want or deserve. In those situations, it may become necessary to (politely) "threaten" an employer with the prospect of losing you in order to get the desired results. When doing that, it's important to 1) continue to be a great employee so they're actually afraid to lose you, and 2) have some money in the bank so you can leave freely if needed.

You rock! Great advice.

Great advice, also important to just ASK for raises, like you said. the amount of times ive gotten a raise just cause i asked is probably higher than the amount of times ive gotten a quarterly/yearly raise

@TripOfALifestyle

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Absolutely. Ask nicely, and if that doesn't work, be in a good financial position to demand what you deserve or take the time to find it elsewhere.

What if you REALLY dont like your job and don't think that you can endure it for much longer? Wouldn‘t putting less effort and using the extra effort into trying to get a new be the best move? That is happening to me right now. I don't like my job, (I don't feel that I am growing or that it is rewarding anymore) so I don't put that much effort and use the extra energy into getting another one.

@TripOfALifestyle

11 ай бұрын

Sounds like you're not "quiet quitting" at all...You're ACTUALLY quitting, and switching to a different job. That's completely fine. Don't stay at a job you hate!