I hit my FIRE number about a year and a half before leaving my last corporate gig, and have a BATNA (Best Alternative To Negotiated Agreement) of, basically, "fuck you, fire me" meant I went into my last couple of salary/role/location negotations with enough excess confidence that I was always able to press for what I wanted (within reason), presumably because everyone opposite me could tell they didn't have a lot of wiggle room.
It only works until it doesn't, though -- I left that job when they closed my office out from underneath me and straight-up relocated my role elsewhere. They asked me to move with it, and I said "no thanks". Obviously they called my bluff (I was being totally unreasonable, to be clear), and...now I'm self-employed.
On the upside, I did mention that I'd already hit that FIRE number, so...
I hit my FIRE number about a year and a half before leaving my last corporate gig, and have a BATNA (Best Alternative To Negotiated Agreement) of, basically, "fuck you, fire me" meant I went into my last couple of salary/role/location negotations with enough excess confidence that I was always able to press for what I wanted (within reason), presumably because everyone opposite me could tell they didn't have a lot of wiggle room.
It only works until it doesn't, though -- I left that job when they closed my office out from underneath me and straight-up relocated my role elsewhere. They asked me to move with it, and I said "no thanks". Obviously they called my bluff (I was being totally unreasonable, to be clear), and...now I'm self-employed.
On the upside, I did mention that I'd already hit that FIRE number, so...