Reply to: Finance experience needed

[aussielong]

You've got all the answers, work it out for yourself.

I will let you in on a secret, in ~30,000 posts on this forum you won't find a single one where I'm scrabbling around for extra money, whinging about not being able to bill because of site closure or where I'm complaining about a rate cut.

I may be a permy now but I spent 25 years as a contractor, I've hired contractors and fired 'em, to the best of my knowledge I've never met one as wet as you.

With the greatest of respect, I think you've got me mixed up with someone else. I have not complained about rate cuts or site closure.

State your game. What do you do exactly?

[SupremeSpod]

What are you doing then? Exchange connectivity?

You've got all the answers, work it out for yourself.

I will let you in on a secret, in ~30,000 posts on this forum you won't find a single one where I'm scrabbling around for extra money, whinging about not being able to bill because of site closure or where I'm complaining about a rate cut.

I may be a permy now but I spent 25 years as a contractor, I've hired contractors and fired 'em, to the best of my knowledge I've never met one as wet as you.

[aussielong]

Really?

Ah, ok.

You'd better not tell Barclays, or HBoS, or NAG.

Oh and the LSE, NYSE, BVC, JSE, CME, BT Financial Services, Bloomberg, Thomson Reuters are all likely to have a sh!t-fit when they find out that one of their prime suppliers doesn't have a degree.

Btw, anyone else here "worked" for a "bank" (Retail or Investment) and they don't have a degree?

Just asking like, 'cos it seems that Minestrone is trying to make a point and I'm f*cked if I can work out what it is. TBH, as he made his post at 21:15 he's probably pissed out of his tiny brain so he's unlikely to know either.

Spod - In "Permy and Proud" mode!

What are you doing then? Exchange connectivity?

[BrilloPad]

You mean worse shirley?

Its a fair cop guv. Hedge funds just care about the last 5 years. If you are good at what you do and are very personable then the rest is just talk.

[BrilloPad]

I'd rather have the sparkly dress than an extra £85 per day.

I can get all the sparkly dresses I want for £85/day.

Shame my daughter nicks all the best ones.

[Lockhouse]

He(?) only answers to "Shirley" on a Saturday evening.

hth.

I'd rather have the sparkly dress than an extra £85 per day.

[SupremeSpod]

Maybe if you have done better at school you might have got into a hedge fund.

You mean worse shirley?

He(?) only answers to "Shirley" on a Saturday evening.

hth.

[MarillionFan]

Maybe if you have done better at school you might have got into a hedge fund.

You mean worse shirley?

[BrilloPad]

Me!

I've been working in IB for over 20 years and I've only got O levels in Maths and English. I preferred playing snooker, girls and beer to school (and still do).

Maybe if you have done better at school you might have got into a hedge fund.

[BrilloPad]

Which is why this hallowed forum is such good practice.

yes. every time someone has a pop at me and I go for a good cry I think "this is great practice for when I finally get that elusive city contract".

[Lockhouse]

Btw, anyone else here "worked" for a "bank" (Retail or Investment) and they don't have a degree?

Me!

I've been working in IB for over 20 years and I've only got O levels in Maths and English. I preferred playing snooker, girls and beer to school (and still do).

[MarillionFan]

If you are facing the business financial knowledge is more or less essential otherwise they will catch you out, object this fact that you are lacking knowledge to someone in privacy behind your back and try and get you kicked out of the bank.

Its the way it goes unfortunately.

What he says. Be positive, never negative. Admit nothing.

[sbakoola]

If you are facing the business financial knowledge is more or less essential otherwise they will catch you out, object this fact that you are lacking knowledge to someone in privacy behind your back and try and get you kicked out of the bank.

Its the way it goes unfortunately.

[SupremeSpod]

Spod can dribble on about nice offices in Manchester all he wants the reality is that banks will not take him on without a degree.

Really?

Ah, ok.

You'd better not tell Barclays, or HBoS, or NAG.

Oh and the LSE, NYSE, BVC, JSE, CME, BT Financial Services, Bloomberg, Thomson Reuters are all likely to have a sh!t-fit when they find out that one of their prime suppliers doesn't have a degree.

Btw, anyone else here "worked" for a "bank" (Retail or Investment) and they don't have a degree?

Just asking like, 'cos it seems that Minestrone is trying to make a point and I'm f*cked if I can work out what it is. TBH, as he made his post at 21:15 he's probably pissed out of his tiny brain so he's unlikely to know either.

Spod - In "Permy and Proud" mode!

[minestrone]

Spod can dribble on about nice offices in Manchester all he wants the reality is that banks will not take him on without a degree.