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No sympathy really.Wall street hours are legendary and have been forever.That's one of the reasons they get paid so much and then get $500,000 bonuses which are more than most people make in 10 years.
If the hours are too much all you have to do is say no and get another job.
Some people can handle the hours,some can't. One should know oneself.
He could've easily put in his 2 weeks notice and left.
The dude had a degree from an Ivy League college, he could've easily found another good job...Yeah, it probably wouldn't be as much as Sachs but probably still over 6 figures..
Proof that even an Ivy League education can't even give someone common sense
If the hours are too much all you have to do is say no and get another job.
Don't be silly, clearly the guy from India was on a work visa and feared if he quit his job they will ship him back to India. For the first time in his life he felt like he was a failure and his dream of succeeding in america would come to an end. Who knows what type of financial pressure he was on to accept the high paying job, but what is clear is once he accepted he was trapped by the job. His father didn't help the situation by reminding the young kid of the consequence of quitting and encouraging to continue to power through it.
Don't be silly, clearly the guy from India was on a work visa and feared if he quit his job they will ship him back to India. For the first time in his life he felt like he was a failure and his dream of succeeding in america would come to an end. Who knows what type of financial pressure he was on to accept the high paying job, but what is clear is once he accepted he was trapped by the job. His father didn't help the situation by reminding the young kid of the consequence of quitting and encouraging to continue to power through it.
I guess it depends on which version of the story one reads.
“He calls us and says, ‘It is too much. I have not slept for two days, have a client meeting tomorrow morning, have to complete a presentation, my VP is annoyed and I am working alone in my office’, ” his father wrote.
He added: “I got furious. ‘Take 15 days leave and come home,’ I said. He quipped, ‘They will not allow.’ I said, ‘Tell them to consider this as your resignation letter.’ ”
Did the father urge him to press on or urge him to resign ?
Regardless, I don't believe there is any such thing as being trapped by a job.Most people don't kill themselves when they get to the point where they realize a dream might be out of reach. People who are unstable for other reasons kill themselves.
Did the father urge him to press on or urge him to resign ?
Below confirms he is not a US citizen.
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The graduate of the University of Pennsylvania who was born in New Delhi, told his father, Sunil: “This job is not for me. Too much work and too little time.”
Below confirms his father asked him to reconsider.
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In March, against his father’s wishes, Mr. Gupta quit. However, a week later,“By a quirk of fate, he was asked by his company to reconsider his resignation and under pressure from me, he rejoined,” his father wrote in an essay. Others at Goldman said he asked for his job back.
Below confirms his father asked him to reconsider.
Yes,I read both stories but it isn't just that one "version provides more details" as you say .The two versions contradict each other quite sharply.
Don't know what not being a US citizen has to do with anything. Millions are here on student and work visas and perform under extremely stressful circumstances and spectacular failures but don't kill themselves.
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