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I wish the usage of FAANG would die. Firstly it exlcudes obvious others like Uber, Microsoft, etc. Secondly, and purely aesthetically, it sounds silly. I hereby
by spraak 7y ago
I wish the usage of FAANG would die. Firstly it exlcudes obvious others like Uber, Microsoft, etc. Secondly, and purely aesthetically, it sounds silly. I hereby propose we call such companies the Big N, and I'm definitely open to other ideas.
- JudgeWapner 7y agoMore generally, why do we have such a fetish for acronyms in general? Is it some kind of insider feeling to know a "code" for a thing?
- spraak 7y agoAn insider feeling is a strong likelihood
- nothrabannosir 7y agoPattern recognition and aversion to repetitive behaviour on a micro level. Ironically oblivious to the repetition on a macro level that is most of our entire lives, but that’s another story :)
- arethuza 7y agoBrevity.
- xenihn 7y agoDo Uber and Microsoft pay as much as Facebook/Apple/Google/Netflix/Amazon? The acronym exists for a reason. I think Amazon only makes the list because of how well their stock performs, but it still deserves to be on there because of that. The only large company I can think of that matches or even exceeds the offers those companies give out is (surprisingly) Snap. If we go smaller, Airbnb and Pinterest are up there too, but they don't have nearly as many employees or open positions.
- spraak 7y agoIt's wildly misused if the reason that it exists is pay. Even the parent to my comment is talking about interview process; I doubt that varies much from any of the "FANG" companies vs. Microsoft, Uber, etc.
- dntrkv 7y agoI’m not a fan of the acronym either, but it’s what people know, so I use it. Big N is much better, I’m onboard.
- gsich 7y agoWhy Netflix? Gmafia