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High-Frequency Programmers Revolt Over Pay
An anonymous reader writes "Programmers who design and code algorithms for investment banking are unhappy with their salaries. Many of them receive a low 6-figure salary whereas their bosses — who manipulate these algorithms and execute the trades — often earn millions. One such anonymous programmer points out that he was paid $150,000 per year, whereas the software he wrote was generating $100,000 per day."
Maybe he was surprised it worked ;)
Out of modpoints but really liked a post? 1BDkF6TtmmeZ3yqXbz9yhdYVqRYnwFoXDj
Like most model slashdotters, I fly off half-cocked then RTFA.
Erm.... my options are quit or quit?
What about quietly undermining the organization while biding your time looking for opportunities?
THL phish sticks
Option Three:
Write a subroutine that takes the fractions of cents usually rounded off and tallied up later, and deposit them into an account of your own. Then sit back as the money trickles into your account. What could possibly go wrong?
Excuse me, I believe you have my stapler.
+1 - Honesty?
Happy people make bad consumers.
Your post should have had a spoiler warning, now I feel unmotivated to read the article.