[taylodl]

> Everyone says how these are the best places to work

No they don't. Many people believe these are the best places to work, and the vast majority of those people have never worked there. They also tend to not have a whole lot of experience working as a SWE. I know many people currently working at or having worked for a FAANG. It was not the experience most had hoped.

As for me, I enjoy solving what I call real-world problems. These are problems being experienced by many people. By solving them you're actually helping make the world a better place. That helps me get through the BS that's part of every job.