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"Seventeen years later, I'm still with the same firm." This isn't a small sample, it's a single sample. It barely qualifies as an anecdote. OP just had the goo
by Filligree 14y ago
"Seventeen years later, I'm still with the same firm."
This isn't a small sample, it's a single sample. It barely qualifies as an anecdote. OP just had the good luck to find a good company and recruiter.
- mijustin 14y agoI also wonder if his situation is unique to his industry: He works in the "securities industry as a proprietary trader and hedge fund manager".
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- mncolinlee 14y agoI totally agree. It makes a great work philosophy, but it doesn't guarantee or necessarily affect results at a given employer. There are too many unrelated factors that aren't being controlled for. Is your company going through expansion or is it shrinking? You can work terribly hard on a sinking ship and still wind up with a lower salary and worse position than the average at your age. Staying with the same firm in IT that long may be luck or it may even be harmful with the wrong employer.