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Are Google and Facebook prestigious employers? Separately, do software developers routinely interact with customers in the same way that entry level consulting

Are Google and Facebook prestigious employers? Separately, do software developers routinely interact with customers in the same way that entry level consulting firm employees do?

lotsofpulp 6y ago
I don't know what the definition of "prestigious" is, but Google and Facebook employees earn more money (gross and per hour) and have a better quality of life (at home and at work) than consulting firm employees.
- sbierwagen 6y ago
  Is money prestige? A first year Google employee has a higher salary than the Pope. Does he have more prestige?
  - lotsofpulp 6y ago
    The purpose of comparing compensation (and compensation per hour, and mortality/morbidity risk, and volatility of future income) between two people is to evaluate their standard and security of living. Therefore, I don't understand the purpose of comparing the nominal pay of someone that might earn modest cash income, but has untold assets and personnel at their disposal.
  - goldenManatee 6y ago
    Prestige: Holy See, Bishop of Rome, Saint Peter’s Rock, old Emperor of Holy Roman Empire. Contacts of world leaders and decision makers at disposal. Doing pretty good but not as prestigious as the Pope: the tech working class.
    - Der_Einzige 6y ago
      Not much of a "working class" in places like Microsoft, Intel or Google where half of your comp is the extremely good WLB. Come on, it's an open secret that a significant minority at these companies do the minimum amount of work possible to keep their jobs. Usual this minimum amount of work is around the realm of one or two hours.
  - Infinitesimus 6y ago
    Salary is a poor proxy for financial power. The Pope has access to centuries of catholic church wealth and all the doors that open for you. Working class people are not in the same league. Within a given class of people, access to money is a decent proxy but it doesn't scale across groups.
mprovost 6y ago
Yes, in the sense that once you've worked there it's seen as proof that you're an "elite". Having a FAANG on your resume opens a lot of doors, in the same way that an Ivy League diploma does.

Are Google and Facebook prestigious employers? Separately, do software developers routinely interact with customers in the same way that entry level consulting firm employees do?

lotsofpulp 6y ago

I don't know what the definition of "prestigious" is, but Google and Facebook employees earn more money (gross and per hour) and have a better quality of life (at home and at work) than consulting firm employees.

sbierwagen 6y ago
Is money prestige? A first year Google employee has a higher salary than the Pope. Does he have more prestige?
- lotsofpulp 6y ago
  The purpose of comparing compensation (and compensation per hour, and mortality/morbidity risk, and volatility of future income) between two people is to evaluate their standard and security of living. Therefore, I don't understand the purpose of comparing the nominal pay of someone that might earn modest cash income, but has untold assets and personnel at their disposal.
- goldenManatee 6y ago
  Prestige: Holy See, Bishop of Rome, Saint Peter’s Rock, old Emperor of Holy Roman Empire. Contacts of world leaders and decision makers at disposal. Doing pretty good but not as prestigious as the Pope: the tech working class.
  - Der_Einzige 6y ago
    Not much of a "working class" in places like Microsoft, Intel or Google where half of your comp is the extremely good WLB. Come on, it's an open secret that a significant minority at these companies do the minimum amount of work possible to keep their jobs. Usual this minimum amount of work is around the realm of one or two hours.
- Infinitesimus 6y ago
  Salary is a poor proxy for financial power. The Pope has access to centuries of catholic church wealth and all the doors that open for you. Working class people are not in the same league. Within a given class of people, access to money is a decent proxy but it doesn't scale across groups.

mprovost 6y ago

Yes, in the sense that once you've worked there it's seen as proof that you're an "elite". Having a FAANG on your resume opens a lot of doors, in the same way that an Ivy League diploma does.