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As a customer and user of the services offered by FAANG companies, I don't get the impression that nothing gets done there, or that they iterate too slowly. I get a lot of updates from Google and Apple, and Amazon introduces significant new features and services on AWS constantly.

I know people who work at those companies and I don't think of any of them as incompetent or lazy.

Big companies that support millions or billions of users can't move like startups, because they can't just break things for their large user base that depends on them. I think that would be obvious even before you got hired at one of those companies. I've worked for large companies and seen them adapt and innovate quickly, because they can attract top talent and organize their resources effectively. I've worked for small companies that should be able to turn on a dime but can't because they are personality cults or starved of resources, especially money and talent.

So maybe it's just you or your team.