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Yes, the old class system. Engineers, no matter how qualified, better even than managers, are "blue collar" workers still. Better to have the right tie, played the right sports, and your father to use his network to give you a leg up. Even if you only have a a Third from Loughborough or Aberyswyth or Durham or some other joke university.

Only the City pays fair market wages to technical people, because contrary to popular belief, the old boys were ruthlessly driven out in the 80s.




City pays only a fraction of what the analysts/traders/etc. get.


But it pays programmers the global rate. I don't care that others earn more, only that I and my peers are treated fairly.




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