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When will you know it's time to walk? Have you set a minimum number of years, a minimum debt balance, a minimum savings amount? Or are you just in it to see what happens?

Personally, I think it's going to be a combination of financial stability and bad days/experiences. A sliding scale - the worse the experiences, or the more money, the less tethered I'll probably feel.

I think the ideal would be to start feeling out alternative options after 3-4 years and try to leave before 5-6, but I'm deeply unsure.

I've met many people who know they only plan to spend 2 years, and almost nobody who wants to be a lifer. Especially for people already on the ground, are you eyeing the exits? Planning to eye the exits?

I am trying to hack it at least 3 years. Should have the loans paid off within 2. I figure this will give me a financial cushion and enough experience to go elsewhere if I don't like firm life or find myself encouraged to pursue other options.

I feel like theres not planning you can even do except daydream. I mean you can choose a firm that gives you better exit options or is relevant to what you want to exit to, but besides that planning seems like waste of brainpower

Stay for four years, saved up a ridiculous amount of $ for a down payment, paid off 70% of loans, and have a great in-house job waiting for me. With stock options. Stock options baby.

lol

stay alive and work hard until I get pushed out (probably around years 4-6)