So, times are tough in the tech world and my company decided that in addition to no bonuses/ stocks for the foreseeable future, they also want to stop matching our 401k contributions.

They say this is temporary, but it’s already been 6 months. I’m in my early 30s, so I still have quite some time before retiring. These small differences now will compound in the long run, and I’m starting to think I should look for a new job.

Does my view of these small missed contributions actually being a big deal make sense, or is it something I should wait out?

  • @[email protected]
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    11 year ago

    At the very least that is a sign to dust off your resume and get it ready to post up the second they lay you off. And if you want to be proactive, look around and I bet you’ll find something out there that matches or exceeds your current salary. I know certain sectors of the economy are booming right now. It’s ridiculously hard to find programmers. (We’ve been trying to fill a slot in Tucson for a Microsoft full stack dev for like 6 months now. Although that is partly because corporate has posted an absolutely terrible job description with no salaray, and can’t be bothered to fix it.)

    • @[email protected]OP
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      21 year ago

      Thank you for the suggestion. Yeah, I’m a systems engineer in the storage space. Things were booming the last few years, but now we’re in a slump. I know the market is cyclical, but I’ve never worked somewhere where they decided touching the 401k’s was a viable option. I’ll look at some other sectors :)