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by lylejantzi3rd 1123 days ago
> I've never had this impression of FAANG.

I have. It was a popular myth when I was coming up. I'm the same age as the OP (40, graduated in 2005). Back in the early 00s, google was seen by most as the promised land. Facebook was too, for a while. Those initial impressions, even though they were formed from afar, can be hard to shake.
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grugagag 1123 days ago
It kind of still is in terms of compensation. And many equate promised land with compensation unfortunately.
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blululu 1123 days ago
It was more than money. Back then the crazy Faang pay bump was less of a thing. But the chance to be trusted with broad autonomy and work with brilliant people on projects that could help billions of people is something very special. People were drawn there by 20% time back in the day. This is barely a thing now, but the difference seems to be covered by the increased FAANG bucks.
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mph10 1122 days ago
By “20% time” do you mean the recommendation to spend 20% of your time learning?
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