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Anyone here ever worked for a London 'Hedge Fund' ?

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    Anyone here ever worked for a London 'Hedge Fund' ?

    Anyone here ever worked for a London 'Hedge Fund' ?

    Did they work you like a slave ? coding into the night ? did they pay well ? did you have to do everything yourself because they were under-resourced ?

    Please tell me more...

    Also I've always avoided Software Houses and working for the 'Consultants' i.e. Accenture / Arthur Anderson / EDS etc .. I just don't like those sorts of places very much ... but I was wondering with an upcoming recession I may be forced into those sorts of contracts .... which I will do reluctantly

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    Originally posted by eliquant View Post
    Anyone here ever worked for a London 'Hedge Fund' ?

    Did they work you like a slave ? coding into the night ? did they pay well ? did you have to do everything yourself because they were under-resourced ?

    Please tell me more...

    Also I've always avoided Software Houses and working for the 'Consultants' i.e. Accenture / Arthur Anderson / EDS etc .. I just don't like those sorts of places very much ... but I was wondering with an upcoming recession I may be forced into those sorts of contracts .... which I will do reluctantly
    I think Chico did?

    If you are planning to then check your contract. Most places have min of 8 hours and tend to keep to it.

    "Consultants" might lose contracts oo!

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      #3
      I do know hedge fund companies, we inherited them from the wild wild west; but do they employ coders ?
      I thought they do more like technical support/analyst staff for their trading floors ? I might be wrong here - so someone pls feel to KMA !

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        #4
        My current gig is fund management / hedge funds and to be honest its pretty chilled if you know your stuff. Every one I know who has gone to Deutsch Bank say its a nightmare, very long hours and stress.

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          #5
          I used to work in a Garden center in Leicester. Not sure its the same.

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            #6
            Originally posted by Bumfluff View Post
            Every one I know who has gone to Deutsch Bank say its a nightmare, very long hours and stress.
            Don't they claim overtime? I usually find when I say, "Yeah I can work, but obviously the agency won't let me without billing for it...." They either cough up, or back off. Either way it's win-win....
            And the lord said unto John; "come forth and receive eternal life." But John came fifth and won a toaster.

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              #7
              Deutsche Bank is a fixed daily rate, I think.
              I'm alright Jack

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                #8
                Make sure you have got what it takes to work 7/8-8-9.

                A friend - one of the best Murex consultants around - was at one for just a few months, couldn't handle the working hours.

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by b0redom View Post
                  "Yeah I can work, but obviously the agency won't let me without billing for it...."
                  [IRONY] Spoken like a true businessman [\IRONY]
                  Older and ...well, just older!!

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