> Right, because doing something that ~everyone can do after some learning is such privilege Because the GOOG or M$ is hiring former waiters right out of a ske

> Right, because doing something that ~everyone can do after some learning is such privilege Because the GOOG or M$ is hiring former waiters right out of a sketchy code bootcamp? Good fuckin luck. You don't need to go to MIT to get in, but you certainty need some sort of legitimate qualifications. OP is working at a FAANG+M type of place, which are universally well-known and offer base salaries that are are known to be some of the highest in the industry / country / world. Literally thousands and thousands of other people are applying to those jobs online, and I'd bet several hundred of those could probably do the job adequately enough.