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Where are they going to go? The market isn't good right now. Not many places that are hiring can give an offer that matches a FAANG

• newaccount2023 4y ago
  right...but what FAANG is still offering megabucks? why would they? HN seems to think it is the birthright of a good dev to get a $450k salary...just "because" look at it from the other side of the table...you have 300 great resumes for a position...why do you have to offer a premium salary? counterpoint: these salaries were a blip and will never return in nominal form (let alone inflation adjusted) for many devs ever again
  • awill 4y ago
    Right. But the point is, if you're already at a FAANG earning a huge salary, and you don't know if you're going to get laid off, you can either a) wait and hope for the best, or b) leave and get a job at a lower salary. I think most would choose a).
  • vkou 4y ago
    > right...but what FAANG is still offering megabucks? why would they? Everyone who still has a job with them is still getting 'megabucks'. They, for the most part, aren't hiring, though.