>>971641
This is the truth.
Just realize that your coworkers most likely won't just be assholes, but narcissistic sociopathic assholes. Be prepared to be one too if you want to enter that field.
Quantitative Finance has less sociopaths and more autists, but it requires that your statistical knowledge is absolutely top-notch. You may be able to get by with your algorithms if you try for High Frequency Trading algo development though.