It's prestigious to people in tech (for those that know about the pay and the challenges of getting in). It is far less prestigious to average folks who are li

It's prestigious to people in tech (for those that know about the pay and the challenges of getting in). It is far less prestigious to average folks who are likely to think that Google is basically like any ol' office job but cooler decor and free lunches. If you ask the average non tech person if working for Netflix or IBM is more prestigious they aren't going to laugh at the question like we would.