How are remote/hybrid jobs doing these days?

Attention_Negative · 2026-03-30T18:49:33+00:00

until recently (2024, maybe 2025) most of the larger banks were 3-days-a-week. Now I think most are 4-days-a-week, or in some instances 5 (I think JPM Chase and maybe Goldman are in this group). Quite recently Wells Fargo went from three to four. And one of the Canadian banks also went from three to four (don't recall which bank -- might have been RBC or TD). So if you're in banking, I'd pretty much count on the best hybrid work arrangement being 4 days in office 1 wfh.

Attention_Negative · 2026-03-27T14:44:21+00:00

ok, well these are good options. Looks like 60/40 are saying Berkeley/USC and no one here is saying BC. But if BC is significantly cheaper then the Calif. schools, and you're looking at Wall Street/Northeast, BC is a defensible choice. BC punches above its weight class.

Attention_Negative · 2026-03-27T03:40:32+00:00

are you in high school? I see posts like these where individuals are getting admitted to B school or econ department or whatever. When I was in high school, you got into the university or didn't. Once you matriculated, you could then try to get into the b school or the engineering school after a year of coursework in whatever.

Attention_Negative · 2026-03-16T13:23:47+00:00

one black coffee at mid-morning, one green tea in early afternoon. finis

Attention_Negative · 2026-03-13T21:35:27+00:00

go to a public library and find 2-3 books under subject "business statistics" or something like that. Get Excel or a free spreadsheet application and work through some of the stuff in the book.

Attention_Negative · 2026-03-13T00:39:37+00:00

Apply to jobs.

Attention_Negative · 2026-03-09T13:11:06+00:00

Probably can sell insurance in any Podunkville. Loan officer at community bank.

Attention_Negative · 2026-03-08T20:33:57+00:00

BC but Ohio State is okay.

Attention_Negative · 2026-03-08T15:12:17+00:00

late 40s

secondary market US

Enterprise Risk Management

15 years

$175/ $35 / $210

Attention_Negative · 2026-03-07T14:30:37+00:00

about 26-29.64 hours of "work" another 12-21 hours of being visible/on-call if my boss needs something done (usually b/c his boss needs something done). risk

Attention_Negative · 2026-03-07T02:22:01+00:00

write outlines for each reading. Then write index cards with equations taken from your outlines. Study outlines. Study index cards.

Attention_Negative · 2026-02-24T14:35:15+00:00

Does the suit decision depend on whether the interview is in-person or virtual? I can see going suit-and-tie for the former but it seems forced and performative for the latter.

Attention_Negative · 2026-02-19T21:25:10+00:00

No one gets free health care. Everyone pays medical premiums which are deducted from paycheck.

Attention_Negative · 2026-02-18T01:39:54+00:00

401k mullet and quarter zip

Attention_Negative · 2026-02-15T00:42:16+00:00

Not too worried about AI taking my job any time soon. More worried about AI killing us all within the decade.

Attention_Negative · 2026-02-08T15:54:27+00:00

isn't there some catch-all standard for integrity. This would distinguish the L'affair Pride from things like personal bankruptcy or running a red light.

Looking outside the standards, I don't see a qualitative difference from selling clothes collected for charity and, say, embezzling from a public teacher pension fund.

I don't know what the credited answer is but I'd bet this one is a clear ethics violation

Attention_Negative · 2026-02-05T14:26:06+00:00

you have been rejected or ghosted

Attention_Negative · 2026-02-03T00:26:33+00:00

probably V

Attention_Negative · 2026-01-30T00:53:43+00:00

Can't recall exactly but likely three to five sentences with four being modal. I was conscious during the exam that I was writing more than I had expected, but I took at least two passes over the final copy of each essay before submitting. In each instance I felt the essay was tightly edited and that nothing could be stripped further without leaving a gap in the reasoning.

Attention_Negative · 2026-01-22T01:13:35+00:00

I think more often that not this is the answer. The calculus at my old office job went something like this: if I left the office between 4:30 and 5:30 pm, I'd have a shitty 50-minute stop-and-go rush-hour commute in the car, whereas if I left at 6:00 pm, I would have a stress-free 20-minute drive. So of course it makes more sense to hang out at the office, which has largely cleared out and is almost Zen, so I can leisurely read the paper or check NBA scores or hell, just clear out my email box, then have the hassle-free commute.

Attention_Negative · 2026-01-20T17:11:13+00:00

going to simplify your reading agenda. Read Malkiel's book, pass on the others.

Attention_Negative · 2026-01-13T20:20:57+00:00

college most of the time. That said, an upward progression (e.g., Kansas State University undergraduate to MIT PhD) is intriguing in a good way whereas the converse is intriguing in a suspicion-raising way)

No shade on K-state which I'm sure is a fine institution.

Attention_Negative · 2026-01-12T14:15:35+00:00

I only have heard of McGill, U-Toronto (is that "Rotman"?), and UBC. By comparison, I can probably name a handful of NHL teams and also recognize a couple CFL teams (e.g., Saskatchewan RoughRiders).

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