> What you experience in the very few tech hubs in USA is absolutely not what you'd experience literally everywhere else in the world. I'd push back against th

> What you experience in the very few tech hubs in USA is absolutely not what you'd experience literally everywhere else in the world. I'd push back against this. I have worked for a few tech companies in pretty small midwest towns and found the culture much better than what I see and hear from FAANG experiences. I turned down an AWS position and ultimately declined to continue interviewing for an Apple position because of some management red flags. Although I will freely admit my career and life goals are definitely not the average West Coast developer's.