Entire career at FB/G?
If I spend my entire career at FB and G, will I miss out or is this a good idea?
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If I spend my entire career at FB and G, will I miss out or is this a good idea?
There r better things in life and in career than 1 or 2 companies.
Why? If I’m happy with my company then that gives me time to focus on the “better things in life”
Well these companies depending on the team could over take your life. You will most likely find the best WLB at smaller to mid sized companies. Bigger companies it’s a gamble.
Don't overthink it. You've chosen a good path. Only change it if something concrete is missing in your life. Everyone gets a itch to find out how your life could be different if you follow another path. That approach doesn't hold water if you are already on a good path.
Life is always greener on the other side....
I know tons of people at Google who have been here for more than 10-12 years. I don’t think they have “missed out”. They have a great job which pays them well, a great WLB and they live life outside of work, they don’t associate their identity with their workplace.
Better than spending your whole career at McDonald's!
Executives at McD are not too bad
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You can retire quicker here than most places. BTW if you are reasonably happy but just curious what else is out there DO NOT MAKE A CHANGE. A roll of the dice can lead you to a string of jobs that you hate. Being reasonably happy and making fat stacks is good enough!
This, it is also why the higher income and educated people never take high risk, then make it big or die trying.
Good enough for who?
Once you hop, you can't stop.
Assuming your TC is high, it sounds like a good idea. If you join a low-TC company and stay for a long time, you'll never be paid well.
You should switch between one and the other every 4 years
This is a dumb question. We don’t know you. We don’t know your career or life goals. We don’t know what you do for a living. Stop with these BS polls for attention.
You’ll miss out if you don’t do something else than work. Life ain’t work.
This. I feel like I've been working by day and Leetcoding by night. Life is passing me by.
Once you’re at Facebook/Google you can spend your evening relaxing and doing fun things outside of work. Sorry about your Bezos on-call.