> Personally, myself and several others I know don’t care to work on the problems that the big tech corpos are working on, no matter the salary. While there ar

> Personally, myself and several others I know don’t care to work on the problems that the big tech corpos are working on, no matter the salary. While there are indeed people like you out there (don't care about the money) You have to remember that you're more of the exception than the rule. The average developer is indeed very keen on optimizing their salary, and the possibility of a 50-100% raise by moving to a FAANG is undeniably a huge motivator.