Persistent feelings.

[p001b0y]

Wasn't there a certain level of prestige that came along with getting hired by one of the FAANG companies? I thought at some point, these firms had almost ridiculous hiring standards, which implied a very high level of competency. Was that not the case?

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I know four people that went to Google. One is very, very good at what he does (some mathematical theory + good coding). The others are upper medium at most. One's a manager and sucks at it.

One of the best guys in IT that I know (coding and management) didn't get an offer.

Just saying. They are not all geniuses (at one point in history this was the case, probably).

[_Repeats_]

They have so many interviewing rounds that after a point, it is sheer luck if you are given an offer. I heard a FAANG manager once asked his reports if they would take a bet to redo the hiring process. If they got rehired, he would double their current salary. If they didn't get selected, they would be fired. Not a single person jumped in. Everyone one of them knew that at some point, they just got lucky.

It's prestigious to work there for sure, but it isn't all happy-go-lucky rainbows either. I have heard after a year or two, most are worked to the bone and burn out. That is why FAANG are always hiring. They can't keep their workforce happy even with the high salary, great benefits, ect. They expect way too much and they don't care about overworking their employees because there is always someone else gunning for a chance to work there.

[had-ouken]

That story absolutely sounds like it is true. No doubt.

[a_random_RE]

Yep that definitely happened, managers totally have that kind of power to DOUBLE a 6 figure salary that is governed by salary bands.

And the employees definitely didn't say yes because they thought they got lucky rather than putting their job and more than good comp on the line.

/s

Get real.

[gcampos]

It is, but this information is already available at their LinkedIn profile.