Coworkers Mocking My Safe I Bonds Investment Choice! 😤💰

Hey everyone, I'm really struggling with something at work and could use your advice! 😔 So I recently invested $20K in I Bonds (they're paying 9.62% right now!) for me and my spouse as a safe capital preservation strategy for the next 12-24 months. I thought I was being smart with this bear market and all. But when I mentioned it during lunch break, my coworkers started laughing and calling me "too conservative" and "missing out on real opportunities." Some even said I'm not "ambitious enough" for our competitive workplace culture. 😒 Now I'm second-guessing myself and feeling like maybe my financial caution is holding back my career image. Should I care what they think? Am I being too safe in both my investments AND my career approach? Really need some perspective here! 🤷‍♀️ #WorkplaceAdvice #CareerChoices #FinancialPlanning #JobCareer