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by 123212321 9y ago
Probably some of this stuff does work. The real problem is that changing your life is really difficult. Mainly because there is inertia in your environment. People expect you to act and think how you have done in the past, your job expects
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by 123212321 9y ago
Work extremely slowly, possibly with a tutor through Principles of Mathematical Analysis by Rudin. The book lays down the real foundations of calculus and higher math. Learn the math as you come to it. Dont waste time going extensively thro
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by 123212321 9y ago
Work hard to justify the decisions of senior management. Outright refuse bad and low priority work Discredit other teams through data analysis
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by 123212321 9y ago
The difference is that quants make way more than regular engineers in finance. At google, an engineer working on the next generation database can make a ton of money, his work is extremely valuable to the firm. Engineering innovation is cen
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by 123212321 9y ago
Source is I work in this field. There are positions with big data and data management that pay well. But the ones paying 350k+ are way harder to get than working at a top tech firm. Theres a quant trading firm called engineers gate that has
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by 123212321 9y ago
As a regular engineer? Or is there a math heavy component? My understanding is that I could get about 200k base at goldman and maybe a 20% bonus, this is for working in a high in demand field. Google/FB/Other job I can get 300k+ w
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by 123212321 9y ago
The truth is tech is not a force multiplier in finance, except for HFT. A few firms do pay a ton for engineers (higher than google level comp), but there are probably less than 5000 of those engineers in NYC.
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by 123212321 9y ago
This isnt really true. Banks dont pay anywhere near tech salaries. Its all lip service. The flow of good engineers is always banks -> tech companies and never tech companies -> banks.