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by ex_amazon_sde 1807 days ago
Ex-Amazon here: burnout due to stressful work and on-call duties is the n. 1 reason for attrition.

It's very well known that people leave FAANGs in general due to stress.
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endtime 1807 days ago
Sorry to hear it. I guess FAANGs aren't interchangeable. I'm at Google - have been on 4 or 5 teams in 10 years - and that's unthinkable. Thanks for the data point, anyway.
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ex_amazon_sde 1798 days ago
> and that's unthinkable

Google seems to be better in some ways, but I met plenty of ex-Googlers complaining about the stress and the competitive environment.

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