Giving out two BMW X3 to get a job

Summary: if you didn't understand the post, I can summarize it in two sentences: if I interview for FTE at FAANG for $300k TC, it doesn't go smooth, but when many many headhunters call me to work as a contractor for a FAANG company, it goes super smooth and I often get the job. But in that case I only get $190k TC, so it is like I have to give somebody $110k in order to "make it smooth".

It is quite interesting. When I interview with FAANG companies, all went well, and they are "moving forward with other candidates". The TC would be $300k or $350k.

And then, tons of headhunters call me for contracting. And the TC is like $85 or at most $95 per hour, or at most $190k TC per year, if I don't take any vacation at all and don't care about my mentality.

Then in such case, the whole process goes really smooth. As in SMOOOOOOTH and I get the job.

So between $300k TC and $190k TC, it is like I lose $110k... and it is like, I give out 2 or even 3 BMW X3 to some people for free, and the whole thing would "go smooth".

I wonder who got the cars. The headhunters? The hiring manager? Or each one of them get a car?

TC: $190k