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by Maascamp 3453 days ago
> I'm not sure I really believe that.

I can believe it. I once worked at an investment bank where, during bonus time, I needed to deal with an issue at a trading desk. While there I had the following conversation with a particularly angry fixed income trader.

  Me: Hey Trader, what's got you so pissed off? 
  Trader: Just got my bonus. I got 13MM, but Trader2 got 16MM! Can you believe it?! I made way more money than Trader2 this year!!! 
  Me: ...
His anger had nothing to do with total dollar amounts. It was only that someone he rates himself against made more.

Nice problems to have.