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I'm imagining it's going to bite these people on the backend later in life when they sacrificed everything for their careers and potentially missed other major
by JMTQp8lwXL 7y ago
I'm imagining it's going to bite these people on the backend later in life when they sacrificed everything for their careers and potentially missed other major life milestones: cultivating a relationship, starting a family, etc. I know not everyone spends 6 months getting into Google, but there are so many other companies that will take you without 6 months of preparation. If career is the only thing that gives you meaning in life, sure, but I'd rather not put all my eggs in one basket.
- fourmyle 7y agoI used to think that until I heard of people with far less experience than me getting paid $400k total comp at these places because they can ace the interview and get competing options. That's worth putting 6 months of work in.
- JMTQp8lwXL 7y agoYeah, once you're in, it's cushy, for sure. But that's not the full story. You're likely going to have to move to the bay area to make $400k kind of money. Are you willing to forego living near family, friends? Plenty of people do, but time gets more valuable when you have less of it left.
- jophde 7y agoI already live in the Bay Area and have for 8 years. Startups pay half of what big tech pays once you factor in the stock that is liquid.
- selestify 7y agoThis is anecdotal, but most of the people I know at Google and other FAANGs did not spend that much time preparing for their interviews, if they even bothered to prepare at all...
- Terr_ 7y agoPfft, that's nothing, I can miss those milestones and get mediocre pay!
- spunker540 7y agoFor one thing 6 months is definitely the high end of prep time. Even so, spending your evenings studying for one 6 month period in no way precludes you from ever dating or marrying or having children.