Until now , cracking leetcode and getting high salary in FAANG is one kind of prestige factor . Now in the new environment of layoffs and falling stock markets , is it still true ? Or some thing like doing impactful work , delivering results and being able to present them at places like QCon etc irrespective of the company they work for going to be new prestige symbol ? I could be wrong . I might just be hiding insecurity that I never made it FAANG.
No one cares FAANG nor QCon. Get a life.
What does "prestige" mean here? The good thing about FAANG has always been money. Layoffs happen from time to time, it is not a big deal. Falling stocks is what bothers me much more than layoffs. If you can make high bucks at other place - then you do not need to care about FAANG. If not - who cares about those *cons, find a place that pays better.
Faang does have very amazing driven people inside and the culture inside is top notch. It is still definitely worth the hype. I moved from a old big tech company to faang and definitely it’s an awesome experience, much better!
Thanks . Care to elaborate .?
I've somehow survived layoffs at both jobs so far, but I've been laid off by 3 other companies in the past. Do I still count? Lol