Why care about FAANG

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jNcM15

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jNcM15
Jan 22 13 Comments

There are so many companies that are just as competitive or better in terms of tech and pay. But I still see tons of posts regarding FAANG as some sort of gold standard.

E.g someone at a top tier but slightly smaller company saying “I’ve never worked for a FAANG, but…”

Who cares? You’re doing better than that.

Not saying that companies like Google, Meta, Netflix aren’t top tier, just saying they’re not alone and people should stop using FAANG as a status term

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  • Prestige, being able to write on tinder bio “FAANG engineer, no fat chicks”
    Jan 22 3
  • Adobe
    the_matrix

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    the_matrix
    when i say FANG i mean any company pays FANG level money
    Jan 22 0
  • Which companies are better than faang? Just curious
    Jan 22 2
    • SpaceX
      vLBB66

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      vLBB66
      Recently met a guy working for a small dev shop who writes software to help doctor offices manage patients and billing.

      Sounds super chill, rewarding, pays well, and he has time for family.

      Point being, you don’t have to work for one of the massive companies to be fulfilled. In fact likely the opposite is true.
      Jan 22
    • Amazon
      quh

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      quh
      Best is subjective, but there are quite a few that are more selective. The companies just tend to hire way fewer people than big tech companies so it's harder to specifically refer to them.

      The most selective companies are usually super hyped Y-combinator-esque unicorns or hedge funds. The former group including like Databricks, Dropbox, Airbnb, Stripe, Box, etc. and the latter group including Two Sigma, Jane Streets, Citadel, etc
      Jan 22
  • Adobe
    Wch65

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    Wch65
    Can’t agree more! The definition of FAANG is as per their stock prices, nothing to do with “greatness”
    Jan 22 1
  • SpaceX
    vLBB66

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    vLBB66
    Meta - profits off selling ads and fake news.

    Google - Advertising company. Jobs revolve around selling moisturizing creams to the right audience.

    Netflix - used to be cool when they were pioneering.

    Amazon - lol. Awesome many many years ago. Now just a website to buy vacuum cleaner parts.

    Apple - fell off a cliff with respect to innovation a few years ago. Maybe Steve Jobs will make a third comeback. I remember in 2008 working 24/7 with a surgical team of devs to make the iPhone a reality. Now, it’s an army of some check cashers.
    Jan 22 0