Permissions on Windows would have blocked removal of most folders on the C:\ drive, which is the system drive on most Windows machines. But the D:\ drive, if one exists, is usually just data files that the user created, no special folders or permissions are in place unless the user applied them.

You're right, I don't really care about whether the UK is called a developing nation or not. I just thought it was a silly thing to say.

Just like it was a silly thing to say that some financial analysis jobs require 20-hour workdays. No, that's a sign of poor planning and organization, not actual need.

Can you please share a link?

OK so right, there's obviously "somebody" out there saying just about anything, including that the world is flat. Just Google it, there's a ton of such people. I should have said, nobody *credibly* claims that the UK is a developing country.

And, your linked story doesn't claim such either.

And the 20-hour-day requirement is also still BS.

Oh yes, the shadowy figures behind the scenes that are pulling the puppet strings, but nobody can actually identify. It's kind of like those blurry bigfoot sightings, despite everybody having high-res cameras in their pockets at all times. But don't believe what "they" are telling you, Bigfoot is real, I swear!

Whoever is controlling things--millionaires or politicians--it's not a unified bunch. There a thousand different viewpoints, ranging from the My Pillow Guy to Bill Gates, and everything in between.

Can you point me to your sources for salary numbers? Usually, salary.com is pretty accurate, but you are apparently saying they're not in this case.

That's a load of BS. Every employer that wants to abuse their employees, talks about how special and unique they are, to puff them up and make them think they are doing a service to humanity by working themselves to the bone. No, I don't buy it. The knowledge and skills of these *JUNIOR* analysts is not *that* special.

And literally nobody considers the UK a "developing country."

Where are you finding your data? Yes, it is insane, and makes no sense. They used to call such workplaces "sweat shops."

Young, fresh graduates are not experts in their fields. They are green, and don't know what they are doing, even if they have a high IQ. *That's* why older people won't do these crazy jobs, they're too smart to submit to that BS.

And long hours does not equal high pay.

According to Salary.com, a Quantitative Analyst in NYC averages $82K per year. https://www.salary.com/tools/s...

You seem to be willing to make very confident statements about things you know nothing about, such as the proportion of my college tuition and fees that I paid on my own, vs. what was given to me, and about my level of gratitude. Why should I respect what you say about other subjects?

Let me define "conservative" for you. A conservative is someone who believes in:
- limited government
- personal liberty
- personal responsibility
- rule of law
- traditional social norms
- free markets, including across borders

These are not (all) principles espoused by today's Republicans.

OK Chicken Little.

Well, I'm glad you're not blaming this particular problem on capitalism at least!

No they don't.

Early in my career, I watched coworkers work 80 hour weeks in pursuit of that next raise, or promotion, or the IPO payoff. I decided that I didn't want those things enough to kill myself for them, so I worked normal office hours, devoting my evenings and weekends to my family instead. At work, I worked hard. At home, I pointedly did not work (for the company).

And guess what...I was promoted, and earned those pay raises, just as fast as my overworked coworkers. My boundaries didn't slow down my career one bit. And those coworkers *respected* me and my decisions, and some changed their habits as a result.

No, the "work long hours to get ahead" trope is a myth. All it actually does, is burn you out, or in your story, kill you.

Yes, I'm aware of the proverb, and I'm aware that in some cases (like yours) it's true. But most people who quote the proverb, use it to complain about their own "outsider" status, wishing they "knew" somebody. What they don't realize is that people who "know" somebody came to know people because they worked at building relationships.

Actually, discrimination based on income is *not* protected by law.

"Just add"...

We see how well current antidiscrimination law works. It bans discrimination based on race, but not based on zip code or income level.

"Just adding" personal data to the list, will work about as well. There are always proxies for the things that are off limits.