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by Zetice 1081 days ago
Why would you interview for a role at a FAANG company in the first place?
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scarface_74 1080 days ago
They want to exchange the most money possible for their labor ?
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Zetice 1080 days ago
This isn’t true, and even if it were, “most money possible” isn’t a meaningful metric.
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scarface_74 1080 days ago
So what companies pay on average than FAANG[1] for developers.

The most money possible is far from meaningless. If I work for a company, which one will deposit the most in my bank account in a year and/or the most in my brokerage account when my stock vests?

[1] not literally FAANG, the most profitable public tech companies

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Zetice 1080 days ago
Most Fortune 100 companies are competitive now, and the most money is extremely meaningless.
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scarface_74 1080 days ago
I assure you that the other Fortune 100 companies are not paying even in the same ball park as Facebook, Apple, Amazon, and Google.

https://finasko.com/fortune-100-companies/

What do you think the average compensation of those companies are?

I’m well aware of the comp levels at at least three of those companies because they are based in my former home town - Delta, Home Depot and Coke.

They pay their senior devs about the same amount as an intern I mentored got as a return offer (cash + stock).

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Zetice 1080 days ago
I can assure you they are absolutely paying in the same ballpark as Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Google, you just don't know how to limit your searches to the tech roles.
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bagels 1081 days ago
They pay a lot?
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nineplay 1081 days ago
In retrospect it was a horrible mistake.
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tester756 1080 days ago
They do some impressive stuff
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palata 1080 days ago
Salary, I suppose?
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