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There's a reason there's no M in FANG.

• meddlepal 6y ago
  OTOH, I have heard a lot of people that have done both MS and FAANG say MS has a superior WLB in -most- units.
  • novok 6y ago
    And they pay less as a result. It's always been out there that MSFT, Apple & Amazon pay less than F, N & G unless your a special case. But you get paid more if your special case everywhere anyway.
• vonmoltke 6y ago
  Yeah, because Microsoft's stock was shit when Jim Cramer invented that acronym.
  • CydeWeys 6y ago
    That may be the original etymology, but to this day Microsoft isn't considered a top-tier tech employer compensation-wise. So lots of engineers saying "FANG" or "Top N" or whatever aren't including Microsoft in it for that reason. So there's basically two different but related definitions going on here, but we're specifically talking about their desirability as an employer, not "the biggest tech stocks".
• tomjakubowski 6y ago
  On the other hand there is an M in "MANGO" (the O stands for "Opensource").