Comment by packetlost

Comment by packetlost 4 days ago

It's for those for whom want a guaranteed good amount of money and work their ass off for it. They're competing with startups where you work your ass off for mediocre pay instead and a moonshot at equity with a ton of value.

Every other FAANG is going to have their problems, with the only one that I haven't really been able to identify serious downsides being Netflix.

red-iron-pine 4 days ago

> Every other FAANG is going to have their problems, with the only one that I haven't really been able to identify serious downsides being Netflix.

Justify your existence every quarter or catch a pinkslip. Wicked good payouts, though -- roommate in college ended up there and was straight up cash. He loved it until he didn't and vanished promptly.

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packetlost 4 days ago

Well there you go. I've found I'm happiest on small, focused, and competent teams, but justifying my own employment constantly sounds like it would be a great way to burn out fast.

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John23832 4 days ago

Oh you will work your ass of at Netflix, and the keeper test is just an artificial ceiling to keep the ranks small.

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