Exactly, Im in a position now where I could go somewhere else and make more BUT why risk getting into a situation where I may have to put in more hours, have less flexibility, more stress? Especially when I dont plan on being a Career employee. Work is a partnership, I produce for my job and they give me what I need to invest and have capital for other ventures, and also provide training free or at least will help cover cost for skills I can use to help my company and for my own personal benefit. I will say never get comfortable in a role either because at the end of the day no matter how cool your job is, if they need to save money you can be let go. I always say every 2 yrs at a job examine where you currently stand and then if you are likely to be promoted and or stability of your situation. Especially as Black people in America, you are a damn fool working hard in a system that is literally meant to destroy you, you have to adapt and out smart the system because at the end of the day it is set up for you to fail.
remins me at my old job this filipino guy was there for 15 years never took a sick day, always stayed late, worked hard and they escorted him out when they let him go


from then and always raised my GPA by doing less work and only learning what can actually be implied. Me literally dying to get good grades was never for me. Many people who took all them advanced AP classes for the hell of it are not as financially free as promised by the lying ass teachers. They still paying back loans and the like.
. But on the real I grew up broke as hell, so I made a promise to myself I would never let myself get to a state that low and I did and do what ever it takes to prevent that happening to me and to my future family, I saw my mom work hard and get sh*tted on by the work force, and I didnt want to see that happen to me.