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by User23 1123 days ago
I think a perspective check is in order. I assume you’re making somewhere north (maybe far north depending on level) of 400k a year which is about what the average person in the USA makes in a decade. Take a moment to appreciate how exceptionally fortunate you are.

As I see it your most rational options are the following. A) Learn the corporate politics necessary to get the work you want in the extremely privileged position you’re in. B) Phone it in, do the bare minimum, don’t stress at all, and collect until when or if you get pipped and let go. C) Combine the two. The highest review I ever got working for FAANG was for the year where I did the least work. Don’t misinterpret that as total slacking off btw, I still did good work, but I dodged every oncall shift I could and otherwise kept my work week in the under 40 hour range.