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0 pointsdavid_allison3y ago0 comments

In my experience, retention in quant finance is much higher than in tech (barring a few firms)

People don't leave.

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a high wage is a kind of golden handcuff

I don't feel it's primarily about the money (but it helps). If it was about the money, it'd be the uncertainty of the bonus, rather than the wage itself.

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0 pointsdavid_allison3y ago0 comments

In my experience, retention in quant finance is much higher than in tech (barring a few firms)

People don't leave.

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wahnfrieden3y ago

a high wage is a kind of golden handcuff

david_allisonOP3y ago

I don't feel it's primarily about the money (but it helps). If it was about the money, it'd be the uncertainty of the bonus, rather than the wage itself.

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