<prompt> Human: I know this isnt a typical rpersonalfinance post, but here it goesCurrent situation: 28 years old, debt free. My company pays me in RSUs in addition to my salary. This year Im expecting to receive, pre tax, 200k in RSU stocks and 148k in salary. I currently have 95k in a 401k and maxing my employer contribution match of 2 of contributions. I have 109k in an investment account; 20k of that is in cash and the rest is mostly in ETFs. Additionally I have 25k in crypto. Im getting a 100k bonus in a few weeks, which should be 65-70k in cash after tax withholding. So in May my net worth should be 270k - 300k. I have the same bonus coming again in November if I keep my job. Next year, looking at 280-300k total comp if the stock price stays the same.Im wondering how early I could reasonably retire. These numbers are ballistic but Im often working until 9pm at night, my personal relationships are strained and Im wondering why Im spending my youth in front of a computer. I basically have no life and I work so hard that I feel like I have no choice but to drink on weekdays. But I worry that if I take time off now, Ill come back and be back in the average salary pool for my job - 100k to 200k total comp - and Id be missing out on possible earnings. And my job is stressful but Im still on a growth path where Im at right now.Basically Im wondering if Id be a buffoon to take a couple years off, hang out at a beach somewhere and invent something new, start a company or whatever. Or if I should just stick it out for the next ten or fifteen years, save a ton and retire earlier than most.  <response>: Youre young enough and far enough ahead in your retirement savings that you really shouldnt need to prioritize a stressful job over fear of not saving enough for retirement. If you do want to retire early, rfinancialindependence is a better subreddit to ask these questions. But I wouldnt keep a high stress job when you can make relatively good money otherwise. 