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This is about the case of Sergei Aleynikov, a senior Erlang developer (among other things) in NYC, who ran afoul of Goldman Sachs when he made plans to leave for a new job at a Fintech startup or the like.

The case was rather odd, to the point that Michael Lewis, author of *Liar's Poker", "Money Ball", etc., decided to write about it in Vanity Fair [0] (and discusses it with a Vanity Fair staffer separately [1]). It's well-worth reading.

[0] https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2013/09/michael-lewis-goldma...

[1] https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2013/08/michael-lewis-on-gol...



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