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Ask Slashdot: Jobs For Geeks In the Business/Financial World?

Posted by timothy on from the do-your-best-gordon-gecko-impression dept.

First time accepted submitter menphix writes "Hi there! I'm a software engineer in the bay area. I will be moving to Hong Kong where my wife works shortly. I understand that there will be a lot less opportunities to work for software companies there than in the bay area, but they do have a lot of business/financial companies in HK: investment banking, private equity, hedge funds, you name it! So I'm thinking maybe it'll be easier if I transition to work for those companies. Since I got my B.S. and M.S. both in computer science, I have no idea what those 'Wall Street jobs' are like, so I'm just wondering what you guys know about jobs in the business/financial world for geeks? Has anybody made the jump before?"

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  1. "a lot less opportunities" indeed by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    You could just stay at home, fake an illness and collect welfare.

    In that way you'd still be a dishonest leech but at least you'd only be taking a small amount from those who are either productive or in need.

  2. self respect by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    get a job with more dignity and less shame, rent-boy for example.

  3. Job seeking ad on slashdot, well done by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    You should be looking at a job in the PR industry, seeing you have the knack for it. Getting your job seeking ad published on slashdot is not bad.

    Well Played, Sir.