Looking at job ads, the rates for banking seem to be significantly higher than regular jobs? Is this because you never see the light of day? Just so dull they can't get people to stick around?
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Is development in banking always long hours?
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Change ControlOriginally posted by jumbotron View PostLooking at job ads, the rates for banking seem to be significantly higher than regular jobs? Is this because you never see the light of day? Just so dull they can't get people to stick around? -
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depends what you do, it's tiresome for engineers.Originally posted by jumbotron View PostSo it's just miserable beauraucratic?
nirvana for Powerpoint Monkeys.
don't know about developers <aka pond life>
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Its due to putting up with commuting.
I do remember working with someone who doubled his money moving to a bank. He thought the work would be twice as challenging!
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The big money is only for the big cheeses.Originally posted by jmo21 View PostBecause they make a sh!t ton of money and can afford to?
The dairyleas get a pittance. Relatively....Comment
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I only work in banking
Java dev on last project got a round of applause for getting more than 10 lines of code done in 2 weeks a new record
If you like meetings about guff join a scrum banking team
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