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True that they cannot limit you. Except working at a FLiNG company what I have noticed is (sadly) they dont really think much of talent unless you are a brand
by flashgordon 6y ago
True that they cannot limit you. Except working at a FLiNG company what I have noticed is (sadly) they dont really think much of talent unless you are a brand name (creator of any obscure framework we are stuck with and cannot get out of). Reality is given the normalizing nature of our interviewing processes (leetcode puzzles) without a Brand, a dev (regardless of experience) in the bay area is qualitatively "same" as their counter parts outside - except BA ones are a fair bit costlier.
- mandelbrotwurst 6y agoWhat is FLiNG as opposed to FAANG? This is the first I've seen this version.
- Hydraulix989 6y agoThere’s only FAANG
- petersellers 6y agoLinkedIn maybe? First time I've seen it too.
- mandelbrotwurst 6y agoAh, yeah, that seems like a good guess.
- TimonKnigge 6y agoFoursquare, Lidl, Nike, Globe and mail
- flashgordon 6y agoHah sorry yes. Li=LinkedIn. Purely a compensation thing rather than any suggestion of any "elitism". I still can't get over how much in the bay area folks feel that "technical pride" at the Big Cos.
- mandelbrotwurst 6y agoAh, I see, thanks. Honestly I haven't thought too hard about who is included in the acronym / why. I know I've heard arguments about, e.g. whether AMZN should be in there based on size and influence vs pay, etc. I didn't know LinkedIn paid on that same level, that's interesting.
- jupp0r 6y agoTheir loss. That’s GP’s point right? If there was a fair market, they’d lose out on talent that brings their business forward vs competitors.