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Re:Ask HN: I feel trapped in my job and city by jstx1 on Monday August 16, 2021 @02:30PM (#28201263)
Above average in which group though? If it's a competitive field where only the people with relevant PhDs get called back in for an interview, then you need to be at the top end of that group to get a job. Being above average in some broader population doesn't really mean much.

(I don't know OP personally and I'm not commenting on them specifically, they could be amazing)

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Re:Ask HN: I feel trapped in my job and city by Bootvis on Monday August 16, 2021 @02:49PM (#28201466)
In my (limited) experience there is definitely a bonus for being the very best but I also believe the London Quant job market is big enough to get a decent quant job without being IMO material.
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Re:Ask HN: I feel trapped in my job and city by thebrowncat on Monday August 16, 2021 @02:35PM (#28201308)
You have summed it up exactly. The salary and talent pool have bi-modal distributions.
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