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The ability to make six figures is easier as a developer for the introverted type like me. I could work towards getting a job at hedge fund or something and try
by nhayden 12y ago
The ability to make six figures is easier as a developer for the introverted type like me. I could work towards getting a job at hedge fund or something and try to be a portfolio manager and make lots of money, but I worked at a hedge fund for three years and the environment there was shit and people worked way too much.
Developing is a nice place to be because it's easier to demonstrate my value and skills and therefore always easier to find work. Networking is obviously still important, but less so than it is in the finance industry. Also, I sort of enjoy programming, and I rather dislike financial modeling.
The idea is to eventually transition out of web dev into a more of a regular dev job.
- jackgolding 12y agoHey mate, you are in a similar situation to me, why aren't you going into back end/digital marketing (analytics) stuff?
- nhayden 12y agoAnalytics for marketing or other purposes might be interesting, but really as I said above, I sort of enjoy programming and don't want to spend the rest of my life buried in Excel sheets. I also think there's more money in programming and jobs are easier to get in programming.