500k/yr, not enough savings to last even a year, and really no job prospects in sight?
Doesn't add up.
I was hearing the same about an acquaintance who is an experienced <reasonably well paying stack> IC, earning "market rate" for the tech which is about the same as C-suite pay for non-tech companies in my country. Struggling to find work, running out of savings. Turned out they were declining top market end Python IC roles because they wanted to specifically earn the same as <well paying stack> instead of taking a ~30% paycut.
Do not let your title or previous earnings inflate your ego into homelessness. Save well. Even the good jobs don't last forever, so make them count.
Doesn't add up.
I was hearing the same about an acquaintance who is an experienced <reasonably well paying stack> IC, earning "market rate" for the tech which is about the same as C-suite pay for non-tech companies in my country. Struggling to find work, running out of savings. Turned out they were declining top market end Python IC roles because they wanted to specifically earn the same as <well paying stack> instead of taking a ~30% paycut.
Do not let your title or previous earnings inflate your ego into homelessness. Save well. Even the good jobs don't last forever, so make them count.