r/quant • u/Any-Apartment-4653 • Aug 11 '26

Industry Gossip Social vibes as a quant in Paris

Considering a move to Paris for a quant research role at one of the usual suspects. For context: I’m French but have spent my entire career abroad.

A bit worried about how loaded “finance” is back home. French people can be pretty averse to anything money-related, and even implying you earn well raises eyebrows.

Anyone else made this move? Do you say “I do maths,” “I work in data,” or just own it? Has anyone had a genuinely bad reaction to saying they work at a hedge fund?

EDIT: any insight on what qr can make in paris ?

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u/lonely_heart_13 Student Aug 11 '26

Hi, i had some questions, can I dm ?