FAANG is to be blamed for rapid rise in incompetence in tech. So many engineers are grinding on leetcode and bagging jobs that pay them insanely high salaries.

FAANG is to be blamed for rapid rise in incompetence in tech. So many engineers are grinding on leetcode and bagging jobs that pay them insanely high salaries. These engineers know next to nothing when it comes to real world engineering challenges. I knew a guy who had a 200 day leetcode streak but didn't know the difference between a process and thread. We have essentially collectively decided that these stupid hiring processes are an accurate proxy for finding real talented people. I know so many colleagues who are here just to virtue signal that they work for a "cool" company. And it has become super easy to get into these companies and coast.