I acknowledge that there are plenty of very smart people in finance (especially in quant roles). I said:
There are plenty of 135+ in finance, but either they go for trading and quant or even IT roles, or they move to "the soft side" at a higher level: usually at least VP.
Smart people tend to avoid competing on hours. Why? Because if you're putting out a 17-hour day (which is necessary at the entry level on "the soft side") anything that is a disadvantage can (no, will) derail you. That includes being too smart for the work. So they prefer trading and quant jobs where the hours are reasonable and also where the work is more interesting and they're not as much at risk of high-IQ problems.
[P]ay and career advancement are much better [in finance than software].
Absolutely. This is completely true. Any idea what we should do about this in engineering? (Or just call it hopeless and exit for finance?)
There are plenty of 135+ in finance, but either they go for trading and quant or even IT roles, or they move to "the soft side" at a higher level: usually at least VP.
Smart people tend to avoid competing on hours. Why? Because if you're putting out a 17-hour day (which is necessary at the entry level on "the soft side") anything that is a disadvantage can (no, will) derail you. That includes being too smart for the work. So they prefer trading and quant jobs where the hours are reasonable and also where the work is more interesting and they're not as much at risk of high-IQ problems.
[P]ay and career advancement are much better [in finance than software].
Absolutely. This is completely true. Any idea what we should do about this in engineering? (Or just call it hopeless and exit for finance?)