I had worked for a big bank doing financial modelling, reporting, random ad-hoc stuff for about 3.5 years before getting fairly bored. I quit and went to work for a small AI/ML* consulting firm whose biggest client turned out to be the same bank I used to work for.
Before I left, I gave my boss an opportunity to beat the new salary that was offered to me. He said he couldn't.
My annual pay was ~170k at the bank, but now they pay $2500 a DAY for me to be there, and, as a consultant, I work FAR less hard and far fewer hours (albeit in a completely different division). I've been here for 10 months now and it seems like it will continue indefinitely...
This article has strongly reminded me to start doing my own thing and charge even more.
*In reality, all I do is data engineering/munging because their data models and systems are so poor.
Before I left, I gave my boss an opportunity to beat the new salary that was offered to me. He said he couldn't.
My annual pay was ~170k at the bank, but now they pay $2500 a DAY for me to be there, and, as a consultant, I work FAR less hard and far fewer hours (albeit in a completely different division). I've been here for 10 months now and it seems like it will continue indefinitely...
This article has strongly reminded me to start doing my own thing and charge even more.
*In reality, all I do is data engineering/munging because their data models and systems are so poor.