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Corporate Burnout
Let’s be real. You grind all year in survival mode—endless Zooms, corporate jargon, KPI rituals—just for fourteen days when you’re officially allowed to stop pretending and just… exist. The cruel irony? That short leash keeps you trapped tighter than stock options or health insurance. Your vacation isn’t rest. It’s ransom. Here’s why those two weeks of paradise fuel your captivity.
Vacation as Ransom. Why Your Two Weeks Off Are Delaying Your Escape
You see a 250K+ RUB salary and think you finally made it. Three months later you are in the red.
Mortgage 200K, rent or car 60–100K, food, taxis, kids, “life in the city” on top of that. On paper you are a high earner. In reality you are a well-fed hostage.
This piece walks through real salaries in Moscow by industry, the invisible arithmetic of taxes and expenses, and the three exits most people never design. It is not about “how to earn more”. It is about why more in Moscow often means less freedom.
Average Salary in Moscow 2025. When Money Comes In And Freedom Walks Out
Moscow success is a race against a heart attack. And when the system demands “stop,” we pay ransom, not take a vacation. Two weeks of silence on the other side of the world, and you are back in the fight, but even more depleted. I calculated the real cost of your “escape” and explain why you are only treating the symptoms. It’s time to change the architecture.
THE RITUAL OF ESCAPE — Why Your Vacation Is a Costly Ransom, Not Rest
The corporate anesthetic is wearing off. An unfiltered strategist reveals why your 50s are the prime time to quit the rat race and launch high-value consulting. Your experience is not baggage. It is an arsenal.