@snoofle said:
@dhromed said:
@snoofle said:
$profit!
Yes, but what about your SOUL, man?
I have worked on Wall Street for various banks and brokerages for 20+ years now. Almost everyone for whom I have worked has had that "I know how to do this better than everyone else because I'm smarter than they are" mentality. I learned a long time ago that if you take it personally, you die a little inside each time you encounter this stupidity. I choose to view it as a source of laughter (look at what these morons are asking me to do!). Once you make that leap, it's not so bad, and they are willing to pay you a king's ransom to give them what they want.
I limit the workday to 8 hours (most folks on Wall St. work a standard 12 hour day with no overtime). I get paid very well for all the time that I work. And I have nearly non-stop on-site entertainment to keep me (and by extension, all of you) amused.
I've done stuff that I know wasn't right and my soul cries a little each time.
I've gotten to the point now where, though it still bothers me, I know it's not worth fighting over.