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I'm still holding on to a slight hope that the recruiter will find a hiring manager willing to override the committee and all of my time and effort will not hav

I'm still holding on to a slight hope that the recruiter will find a hiring manager willing to override the committee and all of my time and effort will not have been wasted. They said they'd keep looking but they were probably just trying to get me off the phone. I'll put it this way. One FAANG I wouldn't work at under any circumstances. One FAANG has been very clear that they want employees on site. One FAANG has a recruiting proc where you are hired once you pass the interviews, you can figure out your team later. One FAANG doesn't really fit in the FAANG acronym.

germinalphrase 5y ago
Why so indirect?
whimsicalism 5y ago
> One FAANG I wouldn't work at under any circumstances. Uh Amazon? I hope it's Amazon, not Facebook. > One FAANG has been very clear that they want employees on site. Both Netflix and Apple. > One FAANG has a recruiting proc where you are hired once you pass the interviews, you can figure out your team later. Google? > One FAANG doesn't really fit in the FAANG acronym. Amazon? Apple? Facebook because they've changed their name to Meta?
- seabrookmx 5y ago
  I'd guess Microsoft.
- disgruntledphd2 5y ago
  > > One FAANG has a recruiting proc where you are hired once you pass the interviews, you can figure out your team later. Google? That's definitely Facebook.
  - whimsicalism 5y ago
    Isn't it true of both? Team match?
- Arainach 5y ago
  >One FAANG has a recruiting proc where you are hired once you pass the interviews, you can figure out your team later. I suppose Google fits here, but Facebook is even stronger in that you generally have to accept the offer not knowing what you're going to work on and team match after boot camp.
  - kmonsen 5y ago
    This is really not true for either. You can be pre-assigned teams before bootcamp/hiring in both. Many/most don't. And sometimes the pre-allocated team does not exist anymore when you finally show up to work.
1270018080 5y ago
I don't really feel like solving a riddle.
silicon2401 5y ago
Can you just name companies? You haven't given any personally identifiable information and you're not the only person given an offer from a FAANG recently. It's also not unique to say you'd never work at Amazon/Netflix/Apple/FB (like me). I'd only work for google if it were fully remote, and it would be super helpful to know if your experience was with google
rc00 5y ago
> One FAANG I wouldn't work at under any circumstances. Amazon > One FAANG has been very clear that they want employees on site. Apple > One FAANG has a recruiting proc where you are hired once you pass the interviews, you can figure out your team later. Meta/FB > One FAANG doesn't really fit in the FAANG acronym. Netflix QED
romanhn 5y ago
Everyone's trying to figure out which is which, so here are my takes: Wouldn't work ever - Amazon Wants on-site - applies to Apple, Google, Netflix. My guess is Apple. Team assigned later - Facebook/Meta with its bootcamp process Doesn't fit FAANG - Netflix, it's not uncommon for folks to exclude it due to much smaller size So most likely op interviewed at Google, which seems all the more likely given a months-long interview process that the company is infamous for, and usage of a hiring committee. My general sense is that their remote story has been somewhat inconsistent over time, so I'm not particularly surprised at internal misalignment.
- kmonsen 5y ago
  Facebook/Meta can for sure assign team before bootcamp. The candidate can still change teams during bootcamp, but there will be a spot ready for them. At least that is how I have seen it. One thing to notice about FAANG and other large companies is that the team assignment is not as important as you think. Reorgs are often large and frequent so suddenly you work on something completely different. How much choice you have in this process varies based on many factors, the company being one of them.
  - romanhn 5y ago
    For sure, I was one of those preallocated folks. That said, bootcamp allocation is far and away the most common way people get assigned to teams. Good point in not focusing too much on it, so many people switch teams in their own every 1-2 years on their own.
goodpoint 5y ago
> One FAANG I wouldn't work at under any circumstances. One FAANG has been very clear that they want employees on site. ...One FAANG to bring them all and in the darkness bind them.

germinalphrase 5y ago

Why so indirect?

whimsicalism 5y ago

> One FAANG I wouldn't work at under any circumstances. Uh Amazon? I hope it's Amazon, not Facebook. > One FAANG has been very clear that they want employees on site. Both Netflix and Apple. > One FAANG has a recruiting proc where you are hired once you pass the interviews, you can figure out your team later. Google? > One FAANG doesn't really fit in the FAANG acronym. Amazon? Apple? Facebook because they've changed their name to Meta?

seabrookmx 5y ago
I'd guess Microsoft.
disgruntledphd2 5y ago
> > One FAANG has a recruiting proc where you are hired once you pass the interviews, you can figure out your team later. Google? That's definitely Facebook.
- whimsicalism 5y ago
  Isn't it true of both? Team match?
Arainach 5y ago
>One FAANG has a recruiting proc where you are hired once you pass the interviews, you can figure out your team later. I suppose Google fits here, but Facebook is even stronger in that you generally have to accept the offer not knowing what you're going to work on and team match after boot camp.
- kmonsen 5y ago
  This is really not true for either. You can be pre-assigned teams before bootcamp/hiring in both. Many/most don't. And sometimes the pre-allocated team does not exist anymore when you finally show up to work.

1270018080 5y ago

I don't really feel like solving a riddle.

silicon2401 5y ago

Can you just name companies? You haven't given any personally identifiable information and you're not the only person given an offer from a FAANG recently. It's also not unique to say you'd never work at Amazon/Netflix/Apple/FB (like me). I'd only work for google if it were fully remote, and it would be super helpful to know if your experience was with google

rc00 5y ago

> One FAANG I wouldn't work at under any circumstances. Amazon > One FAANG has been very clear that they want employees on site. Apple > One FAANG has a recruiting proc where you are hired once you pass the interviews, you can figure out your team later. Meta/FB > One FAANG doesn't really fit in the FAANG acronym. Netflix QED

romanhn 5y ago

Everyone's trying to figure out which is which, so here are my takes: Wouldn't work ever - Amazon Wants on-site - applies to Apple, Google, Netflix. My guess is Apple. Team assigned later - Facebook/Meta with its bootcamp process Doesn't fit FAANG - Netflix, it's not uncommon for folks to exclude it due to much smaller size So most likely op interviewed at Google, which seems all the more likely given a months-long interview process that the company is infamous for, and usage of a hiring committee. My general sense is that their remote story has been somewhat inconsistent over time, so I'm not particularly surprised at internal misalignment.

kmonsen 5y ago
Facebook/Meta can for sure assign team before bootcamp. The candidate can still change teams during bootcamp, but there will be a spot ready for them. At least that is how I have seen it. One thing to notice about FAANG and other large companies is that the team assignment is not as important as you think. Reorgs are often large and frequent so suddenly you work on something completely different. How much choice you have in this process varies based on many factors, the company being one of them.
- romanhn 5y ago
  For sure, I was one of those preallocated folks. That said, bootcamp allocation is far and away the most common way people get assigned to teams. Good point in not focusing too much on it, so many people switch teams in their own every 1-2 years on their own.

goodpoint 5y ago

> One FAANG I wouldn't work at under any circumstances. One FAANG has been very clear that they want employees on site. ...One FAANG to bring them all and in the darkness bind them.