Why so much hype to get into #fang ? Nowadays everyone on LinkedIn just share FANG interview success stories. I found Google took advantage of this company pride culture and started down levelling people. It’s another wrote learning and rat race like SAT, JEE and other competitive exams. Nobody uses those crazy algorithms and leetcode problem in daily work, even in these tech companies. I think interviews should be done even without preparation needed. These interviews are mechanical nowadays , like machines can remember everything. If you think about Amazon work culture which is bad due to bad managers and created due to mechanical work culture. I know it’s working for them but It will be doomed like other big tech companies of 90s. I found AT&T Labs work culture is really amazing and they ask practical questions in interviews. I know pay is not that great like FANG but work is good. It’s legacy company but still exists even after more than 140 years. There are other big tech companies which have similar work culture. I think categorising tech companies is another caste system which created by some hedge fund manager and TV host. People nowadays look down to each other due to company stamp. Just don’t make fun of my English🙂 #StopAsianHate #tech #fang
Don’t hate the player. Hate the game.
It's because they pay better, with rsu that you can turn in to cash, instead of paper money.
'wrote learning'. Sometimes it's important.
I dislike Leetcode too but if you can’t beat them, join them. Need to get high on that fat TC
SWE jobs in general lead to a better life financially speaking. Would you also advocate for non-programmers to get into our profession? That'll get rid of the caste system where we all look down on people that don't have what we have. Imagining any sane person in our position would answer "no" to that, where do we draw the line? Is it only where you make as much money as FAANG engineers or do you really care about other "castes"?
Here’s the gist of it: - FAANG pays incredibly well in base salary, bonus, and (usually) equity. If you’re coming straight out of school or from a relatively unknown company to FAANG you’re doing it because it will take care of you in the short term and open doors for you in the long term. Few join because they genuinely believe the company mantra or plan to have a real impact on the world (even though some do). - Reality of it is that if you can excel, not just getting Meets All but consistently getting Exceeds or above performance reviews, at FAANG then you have learned how to successfully grow at a company and can translate that into becoming a high performer almost anywhere. Most people grab staff or even principle roles at Pre-IPO companies and ride the wave of IPO success to grow their net worth. Keep those in mind when you see posts. I think a lot of people have this mindset without even realizing it.
Here is my road map: FAANG---->Pre-IPO Company---->FAANG My NW is ridiculous thanks to this methodology
Hey! does this roadmap work for you? if yes, can you please guide me? How do you look for a pre-IPO company? How do you know their IPO date? How many years before IPO do you join them and in which role?
Nah, I’d prefer pre ipo companies much more
AT&T labs is on a downward path. My svp recently left and they didnt replace him. At&t labs is now called network cto and andre has lost a lot of prestige not to mention the 40% cuts in headcount they took last year. The van wyck and lu orgs are prime targets to be rebadged as amdocs/ericsson etc. the size of AT&T research has been decimated in past ten years. Stankey has a motto of buy not build and you dont need a labs to do that. Thats not to mention company wide things like cutting vacation and poor salary (atleast 50% less in nyc and sf area)
Yes, layoffs are happening and very hard to get funding. I just focused on WLB and colleagues which are good.
Absolutely, there are still plenty of great people. However ive noticed that the good ones technically rarely last more than a few years before going to somewhere nice.
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There’s no hype? There’s hype to get rich from pre-ipo’s though