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If you want a relatively high paying job, I recommend working at a FANG. Depending on the team you’re on, you’ll get to work on some hard problems at massive sc
by ozzythecat 5y ago
If you want a relatively high paying job, I recommend working at a FANG. Depending on the team you’re on, you’ll get to work on some hard problems at massive scale. It’s a great opportunity to learn. Note: this is not true on every team.
The trade off is that these jobs often come with immense stress and a lack of work life balance.
I took the FANG route and even bounced around big tech companies to get bigger pay increases. Financially it worked out extremely well, but emotionally I had to figure out how to deal with constant stress, anxiety, and at some level my job became a significant part of my identity.
- high_byte 5y agoI have friends at fang and although it varies, generally I can't say they have work-life balance. they are mostly expected to justify their pay. on the other hand, other f500 companies offer similar benefits, possibly more stocks in value and better work-life balance. but again, it varies company to company, even between teams and between different people.
- ozzythecat 5y agoNot debating you on the work life balance part, but I’m curious to know which F500 companies have total comp comparable to big tech.
- high_byte 5y agowife of friend is UX designer at Wix about 4 years now I was surprised compared to friends in early stage cyber security often not getting as much.
- gaws 5y ago> The trade off is that these jobs often come with immense stress and a lack of work life balance. Not at all. I have a close friend making close to $500K building internal dashboards at FANNG. He's on at 10 a.m. and off by 5 p.m. Every day. The only time he and his team are stressed are the final few days of a project, and that usually requires working "overtime," according to him, which is past 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.