It's not limited to FAANG jobs or even tech companies. I volunteer as an advisor to a mentoring group for college students. An increasing number of college stud

It's not limited to FAANG jobs or even tech companies. I volunteer as an advisor to a mentoring group for college students. An increasing number of college students are graduating without ever having worked a job at all. I spend more time than I'd like just mentoring some of these students on the basics of an employee/employer relationship and what's expected of them in a job, such as following through on commitments and communicating with their boss. That said, a FAANG job in tech is a perfectly acceptable career choice. Some internet bubbles like to look down on FAANG jobs or write them off as easy (once you pass the tech interview) but the reality is that they're generally quite challenging and rewarding. Companies aren't throwing huge salaries at people because the jobs are relaxing and the work is easy enough that anyone can do it well. There's nothing wrong with a FAANG job, and being a founder isn't morally superior to other career options. The real problem is when students get average grades at an average university, then take an average job at an average company, then get disappointed when they're not being paid top-1% FAANG salaries like they read about on HN and /r/cscareerquestions for the 4 years they were in college. Most of the students I work with are realistic, but it's a very difficult situation when someone's expectations don't match reality.