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There's definitely an obsession with exclusivity in tech companies. For one, the various literature around interviewing and job applications (Are You Smart Enou

There's definitely an obsession with exclusivity in tech companies. For one, the various literature around interviewing and job applications (Are You Smart Enough to Work at Google? Cracking the Coding Interview, etc.) Also, the particular focus on the FAANG or Big N companies. While Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix and Google are undeniably good places to work at, there's a whole bunch of excellent companies with comparable salaries and benefits, but aren't known for their mystical interviewing. Think about how much cachet phrases like "Ex-Google" or "Ex-Facebook" have.

RestlessMind 7y ago
As a FANG employee, I'd love to move to a smaller company with comparable salary and benefits. Can you please recommend a few in the SV?
- eru 7y ago
  Not sure about SV, but there are some very well paid jobs in finance/tech in NYC and London and eg Singapore at smaller companies as well. (I used to work for Google at some point. The perks are nice, the compensation is generous but not at the top of the market.)