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I Joined Thumbtack as a Data Scientist Two Months Ago and Here Is Why

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Re: I Joined Thumbtack as a Data Scientist Two Months Ago and Here Is Why

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Are there any companies out there that are brutally honest about their desire to make money, and skip the bull about mission, team, etc? I think this would be incredibly refreshing and appealing.

You could try investment banking.

Re: I Joined Thumbtack as a Data Scientist Two Months Ago and Here Is Why

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Are there any companies out there that are brutally honest about their desire to make money, and skip the bull about mission, team, etc? I think this would be incredibly refreshing and appealing.

Many of these kids simply have never been through a boom/bust cycle, and they don't realize that the team/culture stuff doesn't make them layoff-proof, or that layoffs even exist.

Re: I Joined Thumbtack as a Data Scientist Two Months Ago and Here Is Why

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post #3

Are there any companies out there that are brutally honest about their desire to make money, and skip the bull about mission, team, etc? I think this would be incredibly refreshing and appealing.

You could try investment banking.

The ironic part is that banking really is analytics-driven.

Re: I Joined Thumbtack as a Data Scientist Two Months Ago and Here Is Why

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post #3

Are there any companies out there that are brutally honest about their desire to make money, and skip the bull about mission, team, etc? I think this would be incredibly refreshing and appealing.

You could try investment banking.

Anything in finance will do.