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> A little message to the intelligent engineers, scientists, mathematicians out there: don't be taken in by the propaganda of the finance industry. ^ This. I w
by arcanus 9y ago
> A little message to the intelligent engineers, scientists, mathematicians out there: don't be taken in by the propaganda of the finance industry.
^ This. I was greatly disillusioned. When looking for positions after PhD, recruiters told me people were making 800k (after bonus) and I got an offer from a supposedly top hedge fund for... 120k, with an expected 50%-100% first year bonus. Not guaranteed, of course.
I'm not saying that isn't nice money, but in NYC it is not absurd. Plus, one can make that with a less risky lifestyle at many of the BigCo software firms. Finally, as a science PhD, I was skeptical of completely going 'zero sum' in terms of my contribution to society in life.