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I worked with a guy that had FAANG on his resume, and we ended up letting him go because he couldn't actually do real programming for a device from that same co

I worked with a guy that had FAANG on his resume, and we ended up letting him go because he couldn't actually do real programming for a device from that same company. He flailed for months to get simple things done, and failed. Just having worked somewhere doesn't mean you actually did well there.

crusso 7y ago
Having worked at a FAANG, I can concur. Sure, some of the developers were world class. Some of them, though, had been there for years just kind of "lost in the sauce".