alt Hacker NewsI'm single, rent controlled, and was working at a FAANG-ish company.
The fear was real, for sure, but it honestly made a huge, huge difference for both my mental health and my employability afterwards. I also got to spend some time figuring out what I actually wanted to be doing, so I had a much clearer picture of where my skills and interests aligned after, which helped the search as well.
It probably helps when a FAANG style salary can pay for literal months of rent every single month.
I don’t want to be single again, but the absolute lack of concern over costs was nice.