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"...after writing my column I’ve received a few emails from readers who have themselves made the switch from finance to manufacturing." Isn't it tradition for
by dtf 17y ago
"...after writing my column I’ve received a few emails from readers who have themselves made the switch from finance to manufacturing."
Isn't it tradition for those bored of making mega-money in the City to retire into "manufacturing" - the manufacturing in question being invariably that of bourgeois foodstuffs? Organic smoothies; organic hand-reared pig farms; organic gin; organic English sparkling white wine; organic unpasteurized cheese; organic luxury takeaway services; etc etc. Either that or they'll snap up a few struggling restaurants and learn how to cook. It's like they feel dirty after handling all that grubby money and need to get their hands back in the fertile soil to nourish their withered souls.
- Maktab 17y agoIt could be that many people have a yearning to work with and produce something tangible after all those years of working with abstract columns of numbers. I think we've discussed a similar psychological tendency amongst hackers before as well, in terms of the desire to create things. After all, when given a Lego set most kids build something out of the bricks instead of just laying them out and counting them.