Re:Ask HN: What's the biggest red flag you've encountered du...
by md_ on Tuesday August 22, 2023 @01:42AM
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In contrast to the parent post:
When I was an undergrad, I interviewed at a then-very small, now-very-prestigious quant firm. In the last interview or so, I asked the quant head something like, “but what value do you provide to society?”
He said, “we provide liquidity.”
I turned down the job they later offered and went to work at a software company that sells a thing people buy.
When I was an undergrad, I interviewed at a then-very small, now-very-prestigious quant firm. In the last interview or so, I asked the quant head something like, “but what value do you provide to society?”
He said, “we provide liquidity.”
I turned down the job they later offered and went to work at a software company that sells a thing people buy.