Working for a betting exchange is something I'm not proud of. At times it was liberating because I didn't care about the company and would just leave early and

Working for a betting exchange is something I'm not proud of. At times it was liberating because I didn't care about the company and would just leave early and not put my soul into it. At times it was soul crushing because I felt it's a meaningless endeavour and didn't want to connect with my coworkers as I didn't think much of them although some of them were skilled. Still I wanted to do a good job and learn new stuff. I stayed with the company 9 months and only accepted it because I perceived it as my ticket out of my native country to a big european city as this betting company had a good reputation in the software industry. After 6 months I started looking for a new position and I finally moved to the city I wanted to. Later on, lots of recruiters offered me positions in betting but it was a straight no, that including spread betting or CFDs companies. Most of my former colleagues are still there, how can they justify it to themselves I don't completely understand. The company payed top salaries for the local market and offered great benefits but I felt like in Pleasure island. I now work for an investment bank but my goal is to resign in the next 6 months after I sort out my health problems and complete my investments. Although working for a big investment bank is not bringing me satisfaction I find it less evil then betting. The choice between money and meaning is a tough one especially in big cities where living costs are very high. The highest paying jobs where I live are in banking, gambling or big software companies. But in the latter the competition to get in is intense and you might end up doing something evil anyhow. See Facebook, Google, etc.