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I quit last June after 13 mostly consecutive years in tech. I haven't saved enough to be financially independent but I can coast for a while. Even at a compan
by gibbonsrcool 5y ago
I quit last June after 13 mostly consecutive years in tech. I haven't saved enough to be financially independent but I can coast for a while. Even at a company that seemed to have good work life balance, I couldn't take it so I have no idea how you FAANG folks do it. I don't know if I'm just not suited for the career or what, but working as a software engineer caused several stress related health problems that have either gone away or drastically improved over the past year. I can't imagine going back, it's not worth sacrificing my health and happiness.
- FartyMcFarter 5y agoWork-life balance isn't bad at FAANG (not generally speaking at least).
- rrrrrrrrrrrryan 5y agoBroad generalization: I've seen friends burn out due to overwork at Amazon and Netflix, but it seems less common at Facebook, Apple, and Google. Would be interesting to see actual data.
- reducesuffering 5y agohttps://www.teamblind.com/company https://www.teamblind.com/company and if you use the app there's a separate data based on survey questions called Pulse, which mostly aligns with these Reviews. WLB goes: Google >> Netflix > Apple > Facebook >> Amazon
- grillvogel 5y agoi think theres a discrepancy between junior engineers who get abused/overworked and don't know any better, and the seniors who know that they can say no to things without any repercussions