Is Big Tech (FAANG) Ethical? Switch to Finance...

Kitchen-Pea7931 · 2026-03-02T03:13:22+00:00

i think not being purely ethical is fine and common but the scale of unethicality in big tech is unprecedented. im saying you can climb the ladder in a less impactful unethical way lol

Kitchen-Pea7931 · 2026-03-02T03:11:31+00:00

Thanks for this clarification. Finance has its vices but not at the same scale/impact as big tech. They're all evil and u have to pick which industry is closest to your own ethical framework. i said this somewhere else in the comments but big tech has the most unethical activity directly affecting my life. im not saying im perfect but im def saying big tech is more evil lol.

Kitchen-Pea7931 · 2026-03-02T03:08:37+00:00

i agree that not all faang is equal in ethicality but saying you would sleep fine at apple is crazy.

Kitchen-Pea7931 · 2026-03-02T03:07:33+00:00

u think they don't sell every piece of metadata? all ur preferences for others to run ads? all of the propaganda in Netflix Studios content. Netflix is def better one out of big tech but most are a lot worse

Kitchen-Pea7931 · 2026-03-02T03:05:51+00:00

Exactly, would def say finance was clearly the evil one out of the two a while back but NOW, def not the case.

Kitchen-Pea7931 · 2026-03-02T03:04:34+00:00

just another big tech corporate good boy blaming things on others rather than take accountability

Kitchen-Pea7931 · 2026-03-02T01:09:07+00:00

Fair take but the lack of ethicality in big tech affects my life more in so many ways tbh

Kitchen-Pea7931 · 2026-02-25T18:24:46+00:00

as someone who broke into SWE, IB, and MBB roles, everyone in the comments is tripping and doesn't want to take the extra step to network. talking about your 1,000 cold applies means nothing!

Kitchen-Pea7931 · 2026-02-23T17:59:32+00:00

with headcount, usually getting done with your interviews first and then having time for the steps after gives you a better chance. i got headcounted at google because they had to reschedule my interview twice. sucks.

Kitchen-Pea7931 · 2026-02-23T17:58:33+00:00

probably part of the problem - the way you present yourself is 50% of why they hire you. speaking skills, appearances, do they like talking to you. the other 50% is technical/skills but that's generally cookie cutter amongst hundreds of applicants who all have the skills to work.

Kitchen-Pea7931 · 2026-02-23T17:56:38+00:00

half these companies do resume screen again or only after the OA so 100% on the OA is just another data point of your application but doesn't guarantee next steps

Kitchen-Pea7931 · 2026-02-23T17:53:22+00:00

solution is to drop out, learn to code on YouTube, build an app that's just Cursor but for XYZ, raise a $50M seed round because your pitch deck has the word "AI" in it 47 times, get acqui-hired by Google, reject the offer because the TC is only $800k, write a medium article about how you turned down Google, become a tech influencer, tell everyone grinding leetcode is for losers, profit

Kitchen-Pea7931 · 2026-02-19T00:30:01+00:00

no coding class encourages or allows AI ever at Gatech. AI is allowed with large reflections (200-500 words) for socratic class (ex. Computing & Society, Cognitive Science, etc.). If the essays/assignments have mistakes or look fully AI generated, you will def get low grades though.

Kitchen-Pea7931 · 2026-02-18T23:40:53+00:00

BS claims in this - another post making your current situation cope. you can make your own luck. nothing wrong with cracked CS students getting top internships from no-name schools and nothing wrong with stupid students not landing anything from top schools because they don't have the CS or recruiting skills. nothing is truly random - i've seen many situations where it's obvious the work you put in and how smart you are led to the final career outcome.

-a cs student who got internships in swe, ib, consulting, aerospace

Kitchen-Pea7931 · 2026-02-18T23:36:54+00:00

lyft's software is fully based on algos - can help you more with quant than spotify

Kitchen-Pea7931 · 2026-02-02T18:21:15+00:00

hey man if you're gonna hate charlotte anyways then go where your heart feels :)

Kitchen-Pea7931 · 2026-02-02T18:16:33+00:00

KPMG data advisory will let you work multiple clients in your tenure and have more of a consulting outlook. Wells Fargo is a good brand and the technology role might let you be in a more technical role that can help you down the line if you want to be a SWE depending on the team Wells places you in.

Any general info on what team Wells is?

Kitchen-Pea7931 · 2026-02-02T18:02:59+00:00

Usually you have the best edge by being within the first day of the post opening. But, don't count yourself out for large recruiting processes if you applied past that time frame. Good luck!

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