Ask HN: Career advice and what skills gave you the most leverage

Post by keplerdos » Sun, Aug 13, 2023, 5:44 PM UTC

philomath_mn wrote: post #39

tcbawo wrote: post #35

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I worked in telecom for a number of years. After years of outsourcing and cost cutting, I left and took a job at a company that might be considered fintech now. This coincided with the early days of electronic trading. This led to a software career in finance, which was an unanticipated but lucrative career turn.

I've had a similar experience transitioning from defense to fintech. The work is interesting and I found non-dog-eat-dog companies that still pay very well.

Post by Matthew911 » Mon, Aug 14, 2023, 1:20 PM UTC