Fifteen years in the glass tower and what do you actually own? If your relevance evaporates the moment your keycard stops working, you aren’t building capital — you’re just renting a lifestyle. From the polished tables of Patriki to the cold reality of the open market, we tear down the myth of “corporate loyalty” and explore how to become a Deal Architect in an age of corporate arbitrage.
Six-figure salary and predictable future — comfort or slow embalming alive? We break down why Western “safety” often turns into a golden cage and what to learn from Moscow’s rhythm, where no one promises peace but every day offers a real breakthrough.
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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.
The Anesthetic wears off. Your high salary is not a guarantee of stability; it is a payment for your inertia. An unfiltered strategist breaks down why corporate comfort is the most expensive prison and delivers the operational blueprint for your high-value escape.
The rent is due. Stop trading your genius for busy work. An unfiltered strategist reveals why your salary is merely an annual rent payment for the unlimited ownership of your personal time and nervous system.