> However, most people don’t know I’ve also had experience climbing up the ladder of these large FANG companies, actualizing multiple promotions and saving mill

> However, most people don’t know I’ve also had experience climbing up the ladder of these large FANG companies, actualizing multiple promotions and saving millions of dollars in the bank from salary/stock/bonuses/benefits/etc. I'm curious how an engineer can save "millions" over the course of a few years by just being at a FANG company? > They pay their best engineers tens of millions of dollars per year. This is the first I've ever heard of such a thing in an IC fashion. Overall the post has a very naive perspective. Why companies need so many people is simple. Peter Drucker would often say that you must "innovate or die". Charlie Munger/Warren Buffet have outlived many companies with only a handful that innovated and are still around today. Clayton Christensen outlines how these companies grow in a sustained or innovative fashion. To reduce to three bullets is why I'd say it is a naive perspective. There isn't even an example of entering new markets or riding innovative waves.