996: 72 hours a week Microsoft: <40 hours a week How do I calculate YOE at Microsoft if it's only half of what a real company does? TC 120, 3 years at MSFT, 1.5 YOE
After working for 2 years at TikTok (until 4 YoE) I had multiple juicy top of range offers for L5/E5 at Google, Meta, and Amazon. Current TC is ~560k at 4 YoE. I was able to drive a lot of big impactful projects at TikTok. I don't regret my time there, not one bit. I wouldn't be where I am today without it.
Is that a calendar year? Also what was your work schedule like?
My work schedule wasn't bad at all. Definitely less than Blind makes it out to be (mostly the complainers speak out here.) 2 calendar years at another FAANG - 2 at TikTok - then got a $560k offer at Meta and high offers at other companies.
No, we work for 2 hours/week at Microsoft, so one week at TikTok is equivalent to around 36 weeks at Microsoft. Or 1 year at Microsoft is around 1.5 weeks at TikTok. š
You guys joke, but donāt you need to report what youāve done during stand ups? Do people just say random stuff?
I normally report the work of my colleagues of lower level as my work. I said I lead the work, provide guidance etc.
996 is the gate toward 007
Actually itās the antithesis of innovation
Microsoft is dead
One could argue that 996 is less YOE. As the quality of your experience and output is lower - in any case not better per se because it was 996. I just meant āmore things were doneā. As for what those things areā¦.. well