... is how you survive, I ain't tryin' to survive I'm tryin' to live...
This quote by Jay-Z was true when I was a poker player. Unfortunatly nowadays is all about survival, so this blog will be about regular 9 to 5 jobs.
My professional situation changed dramatically since last month. I was kinda worried that I would lose my job because my contract was ending at the end of april and I wasn't sure if I will get another one. I send some CVs applying for other jobs just in case and was invited on interviews in McKinsey and Credit Suisse.
Then suddenly in the middle of the recruitment process in those companies I was given a promotion and a raise in my current company and signed a new contract. Then after a week of silence I was contacted both by McKinsey and Credit Suisse for my final round of interviews. To get things short I got an offer from McKinsey yesterday and I am waiting for a response from Credit Suisse who are suposed to make a decision by the middle of next week.
Now to the point. I am kinda hesitant on accepting the offer from McKinsey. My current job is just super laid back. My boss is the most calm and smart person I have known, he does the majority of work to the point that I never felt ANY pressure when working on something and never did a single hour of overtime. To make things even more awesome I have a dinner break that can last 1 hour in the middle of the day, and I don't have to work more because of it. So essentially I am working 7 gours a day, great boss, no presure, 1 hour dinner break, coffe breaks as often as I wan't, very small workload. The pay is pretty good and I have a senior position after my pomotion.
On the other hand McKinsey is very tempting. I think the company has a great brand and will open many doors if I work there (anybody dissagree?). The pay is good + there are many additional benefits. But after doing some research I read that the workload is very heavy and You can avarage 60 hours a week. This is something I am scared of because as a former poker player I am not used to work at all and am struggling to endure 8 hours at my regular job.
Does anybody work or knows someone working as an analyst in McKinsey? I'm just trying to find out is it worth the long hours spend at work. How is Your experience working overtime?
I know many of You invest in the stocks and bonds market. Do You know of any good websites with analysis of corporate bonds (their valuation, risk etc.)?
Also, do You know of any good websites to manage bonds or stocks portfolio?
I am writing a masters thesis about the valuation of bonds and since the polish bond market is very young there is lack of resources to learn.
Thanks in advance!
Long time no blog. I didn't play a hand of poker for a year now and feel pretty good about it.
Much has happend over the year.
Finished my first major in international business and almost finished my second major in finance and accounting.
Got a job in a large bank as an analyst in the business intelligence team.
So all is good I guess
But this post is about programming! Recently I started learning computer science and I love it! It gave me a whole new perspective when I think about solving problems. I found an interesting video that shows why everybody should learn to code:
I have been learning how to programm for 6 months now and I am finally getting to a point where I can write something usefull
I learned Python, HTML, CSS, and Javascript and am all set up to write web aplications and I hope I will be able to write a simple site by the end of the month.
If anybody wants to learn programming I recommend some MOOC (masive open online courses) like MIT OCW or udacity.com
