I’ve worked in the fintech industry for almost a decade and am at the point where I need to spend more time networking with the higher ups to move to the next stage of my career. My only problem is I absolutely hate talking to them because none of them seem human.
They all wear the same suits with their perfectly styled hair and clean shaven face or bald with perfectly trimmed beard, and speak exclusively in acronyms, sounding like they’re always in a shareholder meeting. The only time they might loosen up even a little is after a dozen drinks at a happy hour, but then it’s right back to business afterwards. No matter how much I research I do, I always feel like I’m only following half the conversation at best.
I went to a workplace dinner and offered to drive a few people back to their hotel as I thought it would be a good chance to network. They instantly started debating strategies and philosophies about synergies and other buzzwords. Every time they asked for my opinion it felt like they were quizzing me to see if I could keep up with the conversation. It was exhausting.
Is this prevalent everywhere? Or is this primarily seen within finance?
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r/cscareerquestions I’ve worked in the fintech industry for almost a decade and am at the point where I need to spend more time networking with the higher ups to move to the next stage of my career. My only problem is I absolutely hate talking to them because none of them seem human. They all wear the same suits with their perfectly styled hair and clean shaven face or bald with perfectly trimmed beard, and speak exclusively in acronyms, sounding like they’re always in a shareholder meeting. The only time they might loosen up even a little is after a dozen drinks at a happy hour, but then it’s right back to business afterwards. No matter how much I research I do, I always feel like I’m only following half the conversation at best. I went to a workplace dinner and offered to drive a few people back to their hotel as I thought it would be a good chance to network. They instantly started debating strategies and philosophies about synergies and other buzzwords. Every time they asked for my opinion it felt like they were quizzing me to see if I could keep up with the conversation. It was exhausting. Is this prevalent everywhere? Or is this primarily seen within finance? submitted by /u/bigOlBellyButton [link] [comments]
I’ve worked in the fintech industry for almost a decade and am at the point where I need to spend more time networking with the higher ups to move to the next stage of my career. My only problem is I absolutely hate talking to them because none of them seem human.
They all wear the same suits with their perfectly styled hair and clean shaven face or bald with perfectly trimmed beard, and speak exclusively in acronyms, sounding like they’re always in a shareholder meeting. The only time they might loosen up even a little is after a dozen drinks at a happy hour, but then it’s right back to business afterwards. No matter how much I research I do, I always feel like I’m only following half the conversation at best.
I went to a workplace dinner and offered to drive a few people back to their hotel as I thought it would be a good chance to network. They instantly started debating strategies and philosophies about synergies and other buzzwords. Every time they asked for my opinion it felt like they were quizzing me to see if I could keep up with the conversation. It was exhausting.
Is this prevalent everywhere? Or is this primarily seen within finance?
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