> And for what it's worth, the average FAANG developer I've worked with has been much better than my colleagues at prior companies. I worked at a FAANG and I'd

> And for what it's worth, the average FAANG developer I've worked with has been much better than my colleagues at prior companies. I worked at a FAANG and I'd agree with that: the people there were good. But there was a huge caveat: most of them were definitely doing what would be "1x work" in a non-FAANG jobs. FAANG is very good at hiring but not too good at using the people to their full potential.