Why I Quit a $450k Engineering Job at Netflix

Playing it safe is the riskiest choice of all

Michael Lin

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Golden handcuffs — when you stay at a job that you’d rather quit only for the money.

I thought I was going to stay at Netflix forever. Top of market pay. Freedom and responsibility. Unlimited PTO. What more could you ask for?

So when I quit Netflix in May 2021, everyone thought I was crazy. My parents objected first. Coming from cultural revolution China where they…

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