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TheGrandNotification t1_izhonas wrote

Reply to comment by your_rethra in Wall Street boom ends as Goldman cuts bonuses by as much as half by sassbayc

Yeah I’ll never understand this mentality. Average pay by industry is widely available, public information. If you want to make a lot of money you choose a field that provides that.

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_Maxolotl t1_izhyf6j wrote

A bunch of people I know from high school are working for big banks or for hedge funds, in senior positions.

Every single one of them is the son of somebody who had a similar job before retiring.

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volkommm t1_iznqoih wrote

It is painfully easy to get into finance and be successful if you aren't an idiot and have a modicum of work ethic. That already rules most people out

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