For me none of the FAANG are as prestigious as I used to think. They’re solving some interesting problems for sure, but for what end goal? Money is easy to make

For me none of the FAANG are as prestigious as I used to think. They’re solving some interesting problems for sure, but for what end goal? Money is easy to make, and I’m not interested in giving my skills and time to these companies. Easy money is the only reason to choose working at one of these companies (prerequisite that you are competent). Much more interesting and rewarding to work at small to mid size companies solving actual problems in industry and elsewhere.