I worked 80 hour weeks to deliver a platform for a hedge fund,then they fired me
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I worked 80 hour weeks to deliver a platform for a hedge fund,then they fired me
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Re: I worked 80 hour weeks to deliver a platform for a hedge fund,then they fired me
#2When the system has a bug and they call this person back -- I hope they require a basis point of every trade for ongoing maintenance.
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#4Looks like OP did get a lot of fun though. Now it's time to gather everything and apply for the next hedge fund job -- as a contractor.
Oh and I hope OP didn't get the time to pick all bugs for the ex company so maybe that's on his contracting list too.
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#6I hope they were paid by the hour or at least learned this lesson.
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#8Not to slight the author, but Rust seems like quite a hard language to learn on the job.
Re: I worked 80 hour weeks to deliver a platform for a hedge fund,then they fired me
#9Why are you pitching yourself as a junior in the job market after you delivered so much? You should only be considering senior roles or, better, contract/consulting. Just imagine if you'd value-priced what you created. Second thoughts, don't or you'll never get a decent night's sleep again.
Re: I worked 80 hour weeks to deliver a platform for a hedge fund,then they fired me
#10OP will take that experience with them forever (technical, tactical, emotional perhaps). It’s a huge learning experience, many would suffer for.
OTOH, the hedge fund will probably fail to profit from the project soon enough: A. they fired their most productive engineer in a changing competitive business B. they run a v0.9 with many bugs without the author-maintainer C. hate the saying but they seem penny-wise pound-foolish.
OTOH, it smells like there was also a quiet conflict between OP and their manager, and OP was unaware of that.