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The problem is, his description of his morality crisis don't quite match with his actions.

He did quit, but it was probably because everyone else saw the ship sinking and was jumping off.

His $16k "sacrifice" at the end was not much if he claims he would have made enough to retire by 30s and just live off interest. So, yes, he had a bit some moral struggles, but it sounds like he managed to successfully "overcome" most of them via rationalizations.

The blog post was written just to make himself feel better and to somehow turn not taking a little bit of hush money into a great moral victory. Perhaps his future employee will read how honest and devoted to the truth he is...



Have to add that the sacrifice is not the 16K, but it is the $200,000/Year salary.16 K was just the signing bonus.




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