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"even FAANG-level comp" I am too dumb to get a FAANG job but it boggles my mind when people downplay the salary you make at FAANGs. It is more than life changi

"even FAANG-level comp" I am too dumb to get a FAANG job but it boggles my mind when people downplay the salary you make at FAANGs. It is more than life changing for anyone especially compared to rest of the options in software world. Am I taking crazy pills here ?

techcode 1y ago
"too dumb to get a FAANG job"? As a diagnosed ADHD person myself - I think you should spend time to get that ADHD diagnosis Even without meds, stuff like CBT helps. Anyway - not sure if they are downplaying FAANG salary, or its more about the ROI (long hours, stress ...etc)? I'm basically at European equivalent of FAANG, and I don't see myself doing US version even if it's double the money.
- Nextgrid 1y ago
  > Anyway - not sure if they are downplaying FAANG salary, or its more about the ROI (long hours, stress ...etc)? The latter. I'm not saying FAANG salary is nothing (or that SWE salary is nothing). I'm arguing that the juice ain't worth the squeeze, FAANG or not (FAANG comes with extra challenges, but even the basic SWE job has a baseline level of unique challenges to deal with... the interviewing/hiring process being one of them for example). Furthermore, the amount of juice appears to be decreasing every day with things like RTO, layoffs, beliefs in AI replacing everyone any day now, and the ever decreasing standard of software quality, meaning AI may actually replace a lot of us - not because it's any good at software, but because once you have a monopoly you have no reason to produce good software.
- codegeek 1y ago
  My wife is certain I have ADD if not ADHD (I don't even know the difference). What do you suggest I do ? Talk to my Primary Doc first ?
Nextgrid 1y ago
Is it life-changing if those jobs require you (or will soon require) to be in a high-cost of living area and that your landlord will end up pocketing a large chunk of your salary (or enjoy your long commute every day). Not to mention a FAANG job isn't for everyone, and it's not really a matter of dumbness. You need to like dealing with the problems they usually deal with (heavy focus on distributed systems - ie. "just use Postgres" doesn't work at that scale), politics, working with other people who just optimized their interview process rather than the actual job, and so on. It has its downsides, for which the salary and perks needs to make up for. The world is increasingly converging into a state where your absolute salary won't matter, as any increase will just make your landlord and/or the taxman richer, FAANG or not.

techcode 1y ago

"too dumb to get a FAANG job"? As a diagnosed ADHD person myself - I think you should spend time to get that ADHD diagnosis Even without meds, stuff like CBT helps. Anyway - not sure if they are downplaying FAANG salary, or its more about the ROI (long hours, stress ...etc)? I'm basically at European equivalent of FAANG, and I don't see myself doing US version even if it's double the money.

Nextgrid 1y ago
> Anyway - not sure if they are downplaying FAANG salary, or its more about the ROI (long hours, stress ...etc)? The latter. I'm not saying FAANG salary is nothing (or that SWE salary is nothing). I'm arguing that the juice ain't worth the squeeze, FAANG or not (FAANG comes with extra challenges, but even the basic SWE job has a baseline level of unique challenges to deal with... the interviewing/hiring process being one of them for example). Furthermore, the amount of juice appears to be decreasing every day with things like RTO, layoffs, beliefs in AI replacing everyone any day now, and the ever decreasing standard of software quality, meaning AI may actually replace a lot of us - not because it's any good at software, but because once you have a monopoly you have no reason to produce good software.
codegeek 1y ago
My wife is certain I have ADD if not ADHD (I don't even know the difference). What do you suggest I do ? Talk to my Primary Doc first ?

Nextgrid 1y ago

Is it life-changing if those jobs require you (or will soon require) to be in a high-cost of living area and that your landlord will end up pocketing a large chunk of your salary (or enjoy your long commute every day). Not to mention a FAANG job isn't for everyone, and it's not really a matter of dumbness. You need to like dealing with the problems they usually deal with (heavy focus on distributed systems - ie. "just use Postgres" doesn't work at that scale), politics, working with other people who just optimized their interview process rather than the actual job, and so on. It has its downsides, for which the salary and perks needs to make up for. The world is increasingly converging into a state where your absolute salary won't matter, as any increase will just make your landlord and/or the taxman richer, FAANG or not.