[oh_sigh]

I bet OP could get a job at a FAANG maybe a level lower than they are expecting, and then just coast while making $200k+/yr with little chance of burn out.

I'm not recommending it but it works for me.

[imustbeevil]

I would imagine if someone had the desire and ability* to get a job at a FAANG they'd have a job at a FAANG.

FAANG jobs are, quite frankly, an insignificant fraction of the market. The overwhelming majority of developers are like the OP.

[jaywalk]

> I would imagine if someone could get a job at a FAANG they'd have a job at a FAANG.

Why would you imagine that? Plenty of highly skilled people do not hold a FAANG job up as some kind of holy grail of jobs.

[imustbeevil]

The context is that the OP is saying they make $72K, and someone is responding "just work at Google", which is disturbingly out of touch.

[oh_sigh]

I didn't say "just work at google" like anyone can - I'm saying based on what I've read of OPs bio, they can get a job there. How do I know? Because I've conducted thousands of interviews and sat on hiring committees at multiple of the FAANG companies.