Let’s say if you have 2 job choices to choose from considering salaries are pretty much same, I.e., BASED ON LOCATION, not same number in all places. Let’s say salary matched to 250k in Bay Area to other places 1. Faang in Bay Area 2. Non-faang or non tier1 in not so expensive places such as Austin, Atlanta, Charlotte, Pittsburgh etc Do you still choose company over cost of living? Please specify if there are any special considerations for the option you choose. Eg : it’s the companies prestige and career scope that faang brings and that’s what I choose or I need to get settled and buy a home, which is next to impossible in Bay Area and so I choose non faang in not so expensive cities by sacrificing company reputation.
I work in Texas and make 95k and the rent of 1b1b is less than $1000 per month but sometimes I still wished I worked in tier one company.
Whole FAANG thing is making me vomit
If you get into any of FNGs you should be able to buy a house in Bay Area at some point. However your commute may be poor if you want your kids to go to good schools. Or you'll have to shell out 1.7k per child per month. I would come here, rent out and do it for a few years and then get back to a more restful place.
Having experienced both, this is the right answer. Bay until you have a sizable nest egg, move to tier 2 or 3 city.
I’m on the consulting side of things. I live in the Midwest and get to work for a company based in the Bay Area. My salary is comparable to what my peers make in more expensive areas and I am able to have acres of land + house + good schools for my kids. I’ve spent a few stints in San Francisco for work and won’t go back regardless of company or title.
Do they have booze/food/ps4 in Midwest office or its just their SF office thing?
Depends on the direction you want to go. If you plan to grow in bay area staying bay area. Faang or not.
Why not work for FAANG in a non-bay area office?
I have kids and stay in the Bay Area because this is the most vibrant and interesting place in the world. As in all things: You get what you pay for! And if Amazon told me I had to relocate to Seattle, I’d quit to stay in SF.
Company, role, and learning opportunity is always far more important. Money is easily acquired, the rest are not.
I have plenty of money and have a hard time dealing with the slavery of a 9-5 if I'm not excited about the mission. I would be excited to join some interesting research teams at faang but I don't have the academic background they're looking for in those roles. I would rather stay home and play video games than be a general SDE building ad tech shit at fang.
Depend on which FAANG
Which one you would reject to go for?
We all know whenever ppl say faang on blind it’s always a non-FNG (usually amazon)