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Trading Firms Employ Performance Coaches To Help Employees Manage Stress
Trading firms are hiring in-house performance coaches, often psychiatrists or mental health professionals, to help employees plan their careers and manage stress. Recent rumors of rampant stimulant abuse at FTX, with reports of employees taking large amounts of Adderall and other stimulants to work long hours and improve focus, has brought the issue to light.
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There are rumors of rampant stimulant abuse at FTX with traders taking Adderall and other stimulants to work long hours and be more productive.
14:37 - 17:26 (02:49)
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There are rumors of rampant stimulant abuse at FTX with traders taking Adderall and other stimulants to work long hours and be more productive. Some firms have in-house performance coaches that help manage stress but an FTX representative denies any significant abuse of stimulants.
ChapterTrading Firms Employ Performance Coaches To Help Employees Manage Stress
EpisodeA Hard Fork in the Road: FTX’s Unraveling and Elon’s Loyalty Oath
PodcastHard Fork
Rumors suggesting that the executives at FTX were living together in a communal home and engaged in group relationships have surfaced.
17:26 - 19:31 (02:05)
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Rumors suggesting that the executives at FTX were living together in a communal home and engaged in group relationships have surfaced. However, these rumors seem to be unfounded, and sources close to the matter suggest that the executives spend long hours working in the office or playing board games in their free time.
ChapterTrading Firms Employ Performance Coaches To Help Employees Manage Stress
EpisodeA Hard Fork in the Road: FTX’s Unraveling and Elon’s Loyalty Oath
PodcastHard Fork
Vox published a series of Twitter DMs between reporter Kelsey Piper and crypto billionaire Sam Bankman Fried, in which they discuss journalistic integrity and criticism of Bankman Fried's company, FTX.
19:31 - 20:29 (00:57)
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Vox published a series of Twitter DMs between reporter Kelsey Piper and crypto billionaire Sam Bankman Fried, in which they discuss journalistic integrity and criticism of Bankman Fried's company, FTX.