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[mathattack]

And these same folks continue gaming the system once employed by these banks. Go figure.

[soulofmischief → mathattack]

Maybe that's what they want. A lot of people in general hold the view that high grades just equate to work ethic, so in the case of financial institutions perhaps they are really just concerned with the ability to produce consistent results.

[mattkevan → mathattack]

Hmm. A lot of people in one place obsessed with getting the best numbers and willing to game the system any way they can to get them.

Sounds like the cause of pretty much every banking scandal ever, from Nick Leeson, to Libor, to the subprime crisis to Wells Fargo to...

[Ididntdothis → mathattack]

Isn't a lot of banking basically about gaming the system?

[mathattack → Ididntdothis]

Yes, including one’s own employer. Anything for the external validation. (GPA or bonus)