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by a searcher from College of the Holy Cross
in New York, NY, USA

1yr ago

From Goldman Sachs Trader to Parking Lot Striper

3 months ago I was trading a $20 billion dollar derivatives portfolio for Goldman Sachs.

Now I paint parking lots for a living. What happened?

90 days ago I was a vice president at Goldman Sachs, working in NYC. I ran a derivatives trading book of $20bn+ in notional value that had made Goldman $100s of millions in profits.

Yesterday, I painted 90 parking stalls and 7 directional arrows in an industrial parking lot for a roofing company in South Florida while dodging tractor trailers and tar trucks in 100° heat.

This was my choice.

How did I end up here, and what does the future hold for me?

Find out below, and join me on this crazy adventure:

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reply by an admin 1yr ago
from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Portland, OR, USA

^redacted‌, ^redacted‌, ^redacted‌, ^redacted‌, ^redacted‌, & ^redacted‌ have previously commented on Striping and might be interested in connecting with you here.

Feel free to repost your substack posts in full on Searchfunder if you like.

reply by a searcher 1yr ago
from University of Denver in Denver, CO, USA

Enjoyed reading the story! Best of luck in this new journey!