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dsrguru on Aug 29, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: Controversial programming opinions

"11. Your job is to put yourself out of work."

I couldn't have said that better myself.

dumb123 on Aug 30, 2012 [–]

11. "Your job is to put yourself out of work"

... by selling your company and pocketing enough to retire indefinitely.

What you do after that point you may still call "work" but you will be doing it for the fun or satisfaction of it, not necessarily a paycheck.

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