Only an idiot works 80 hours and especially for someone else’s s company and especially if it’s a startup.
Nobody is born with all of life's wisdom in place.
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
#22As someone near to this space, why in the world would you develop a custom order management system (OMS) as opposed to buying something off the shelf?
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#23Not to slight the author, but Rust seems like quite a hard language to learn on the job.
Have you tried it? I don't see any rust code in your github profile.
Personally, I don't think it's that bad. I did it in 2020, and thought it was (mostly) easy. A few weeks of wrestling with the borrow checker until I finally "got it". I now work in Rust full-time.
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#24I just do not believe this story. Nobody in the right mind will fire key software engineer 48 hours after system goes live. This is where all the bugs/problems show up and you need all hands on deck to fix them.
Six months after launch when all problems are solved - absolutely, you can fire engineer. 48 hours after launch? absolutely not.
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#25Count yourself lucky that you got out with your liberty. It's not unheard of for quants that try to leave to be criminally prosecuted and placed in isolated incarceration. Getting fired sounds pretty good, no?
Got some stories for that?
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#26Why 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.
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Re: I worked 80 hour weeks to deliver a platform for a hedge fund,then they fired me
#27I just do not believe this story. Nobody in the right mind will fire key software engineer 48 hours after system goes live. This is where all the bugs/problems show up and you need all hands on deck to fix them. Six months after launch when all problems are solved - absolutely, you can fire engineer. 48 hours after launch? absolutely not.
I think you significantly underestimate the lack of empathy and (lack of) concern for workers that this kind of management has
Re: I worked 80 hour weeks to deliver a platform for a hedge fund,then they fired me
#28Welcome to capitalism! Enjoy your stay!
Hate to break it to you, but people are going to be greedy and selfish with or without capitalism.
Re: I worked 80 hour weeks to deliver a platform for a hedge fund,then they fired me
#29I just do not believe this story. Nobody in the right mind will fire key software engineer 48 hours after system goes live. This is where all the bugs/problems show up and you need all hands on deck to fix them. Six months after launch when all problems are solved - absolutely, you can fire engineer. 48 hours after launch? absolutely not.
I agree, the story doesn't make sense as this person's perspective alone. It's probably only half the story.
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#30Definitely sounds like bogus story, news and sites are full of imaginary stories... you will not believe what happened...
On the other hand. I had places that people didn't like me because I did things too well and they looked bad because of that.