Mistake to turn down FAANG offer?

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Hi,

Has anyone turned down a FAANG hardware offer? I have a decent offer from Apple (ICT4), but I don't love the position. This is for an RF role, and my worry is If I turn it down I'm missing out on a good opportunity to break into tech, since RF roles are a bit scarce.

Do companies like Apple/Google/Amazon look at candidates who decline an offer negatively for future roles? If my thoughts on it changed in a year, would I generally be ok to re-apply or would there be a black eye?

I'm also not sure if the offer is reasonable, though levels makes me think it is.

Thanks for any advice.

YOE: 5 + MS.
Current TC: 150
New TC: 270k avg/yr. #engineer #hardware

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  • Intel
    BananaDck

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    BananaDck
    Apple ict4 only 270k...Location? Nobody cares if you declined offers or not..unless you did it poorly like being extremely rude or something.
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    • New
      xTpU44

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      xTpU44
      OP
      It's in the Bay Area. What do you think a good ICT4 offer should run?

      Haven't been so far, just torn about giving up a good opportunity to break into tech but taking a job I'm not excited about.
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    • Intel
      BananaDck

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      BananaDck
      I had a NV ic4 offer, tc close to 300k. Appl should be higher.
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  • Apple
    YMqi36

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    YMqi36
    I can’t understand when you mentioned to break into TECH?
    Are you not in tech already if you are working in RF domain?
    What is your current company.. ?
    ICT4 with 5yoe experience is really good but TC is low band I guess
    Having apple in your resume opens more opportunities and you can jump in a year or 2 if you don’t like the work
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    • Apple
      Zealot

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      Zealot
      I think they meant breaking into big tech, which is common alternate phrase or name for FAANG or MAMMA or whatever people call it now.
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