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Apple employees need their jobs. Walking out would be risky. Google employees don't care because they can get another job by virtue of having Google on their re

Apple employees need their jobs. Walking out would be risky. Google employees don't care because they can get another job by virtue of having Google on their resume. A bit of a hyperbole but there is some truth in it.

sftwds 8y ago
I assumed that Apple has very similar weight on a resume as Google, is that not correct?
- scrumbledober 8y ago
  perhaps not quite the same level but I would assume anyone with any FAANG on their resume wouldn't be in the category of "need their job."
  - president 8y ago
    Not all FAANG are created equal
    - SmellyGeekBoy 8y ago
      You're repeatedly arguing that Apple employees are prisoners in their jobs because they only work for the 4th or 5th most impressive looking company to have on one's CV instead of the first? Do you not see how ridiculous that sounds?
      - president 8y ago
        It's not really as far-fetched as it sounds, although I am exaggerating as I mentioned earlier. Have you ever spoken to people that worked at Apple vs Google? There is quite a difference in mentality.
- president 8y ago
  I'm sure there is weight in having Apple on your resume but Google engineers are generally sought after for SE positions. I hear managers pining over Google candidates all the time at my company.
  - sftwds 8y ago
    As a Silicon Valley outsider that surprises me. I've heard that interviews at all the FAANG companies are all difficult (as an aside, why is Microsoft never in that list??). For organizations the size of Google and Apple, there are bound to be employees who squeaked by their interviews and would not have been hired at the other company. Why does "Google" on a resume look better than "Apple"? Is the Google interview that much more selective than Apple's?
    - president 8y ago
      In a nutshell, Google has a more rigorous interview process with less loopholes. I believe this is primarily due to the fact that they have a hiring committee and paper trail for approving hires rather than giving full control to hiring managers.
    - int_19h 8y ago
      > I've heard that interviews at all the FAANG companies are all difficult (as an aside, why is Microsoft never in that list??) Because the original definition of FAANG was for the investor crowd, and looked at companies solely from the perspective of their stock performance and "potential growth". Microsoft wasn't supposed to be good at either back when this was coined. We now use it in very different contexts, though, such as when discussing employment practices and internal work culture of those companies. In that particular context, I think Microsoft does belong there.
    - SmellyGeekBoy 8y ago
      > I've heard that interviews at all the FAANG companies are all difficult (as an aside, why is Microsoft never in that list??) I always assumed it was because they're not headquartered in Silicon Valley.
  - 8y ago

sftwds 8y ago

I assumed that Apple has very similar weight on a resume as Google, is that not correct?

scrumbledober 8y ago
perhaps not quite the same level but I would assume anyone with any FAANG on their resume wouldn't be in the category of "need their job."
- president 8y ago
  Not all FAANG are created equal
  - SmellyGeekBoy 8y ago
    You're repeatedly arguing that Apple employees are prisoners in their jobs because they only work for the 4th or 5th most impressive looking company to have on one's CV instead of the first? Do you not see how ridiculous that sounds?
    - president 8y ago
      It's not really as far-fetched as it sounds, although I am exaggerating as I mentioned earlier. Have you ever spoken to people that worked at Apple vs Google? There is quite a difference in mentality.
president 8y ago
I'm sure there is weight in having Apple on your resume but Google engineers are generally sought after for SE positions. I hear managers pining over Google candidates all the time at my company.
- sftwds 8y ago
  As a Silicon Valley outsider that surprises me. I've heard that interviews at all the FAANG companies are all difficult (as an aside, why is Microsoft never in that list??). For organizations the size of Google and Apple, there are bound to be employees who squeaked by their interviews and would not have been hired at the other company. Why does "Google" on a resume look better than "Apple"? Is the Google interview that much more selective than Apple's?
  - president 8y ago
    In a nutshell, Google has a more rigorous interview process with less loopholes. I believe this is primarily due to the fact that they have a hiring committee and paper trail for approving hires rather than giving full control to hiring managers.
  - int_19h 8y ago
    > I've heard that interviews at all the FAANG companies are all difficult (as an aside, why is Microsoft never in that list??) Because the original definition of FAANG was for the investor crowd, and looked at companies solely from the perspective of their stock performance and "potential growth". Microsoft wasn't supposed to be good at either back when this was coined. We now use it in very different contexts, though, such as when discussing employment practices and internal work culture of those companies. In that particular context, I think Microsoft does belong there.
  - SmellyGeekBoy 8y ago
    > I've heard that interviews at all the FAANG companies are all difficult (as an aside, why is Microsoft never in that list??) I always assumed it was because they're not headquartered in Silicon Valley.
- 8y ago