The Position of Fuck You (John Goodman in The Gambler)

Omid Malekan · 2.1M views · 2015-01-17 · 1:02

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Overview

A one-minute scene from The Gambler in which John Goodman's loan shark explains the 'position of f you': having enough money to walk away from any employer or deal.

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HN links it whenever the discussion turns to layoffs, saving, and having enough financial independence to say no.

Recommended by 2 HN people across 2 months · HN mentions 2015–2023

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Investing & personal finance Film & TV clips

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tenpies · 2017-02 · Recommendation
This clip from the Gambler summed it up pretty well: [VIDEO] (NSFW language) It's more about personal independence than anything and being able to take risks.
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kdamken · 2016-09 · Recommendation
It's also known as "fuck you money", and there's a really good scene with John Goodman in The Gambler about it - [VIDEO] So many people, especially in tech, work jobs that pay really, really, really well compared to most people and piss it away on stupid shit. You can choose to save a lot of that money instead and still have a very good and fulfilling life. Eventually, when you have enough savings/investments to cover you for a few years, your life changes. You don't have to worry so much if people are getting laid off, or if your job starts demanding unreasonable things. Here's the article that brought me to that video, and goes more in depth about the concept. I highly recommend it - [LINK]
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scarface_74 · 2023-07 · Reference
I can’t speak about the current job market. But once you get experience and build a network and a reputation, you can start being real picky. On top of that, once you “get in a position of f*%# you” ( [VIDEO] ) your shit tolerance level starts going way down.
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