> I am talking to a mid 20's conservative childless male from the US who recently managed to join FAANG (congratulations). I'm in my early 40s, coding professi

> I am talking to a mid 20's conservative childless male from the US who recently managed to join FAANG (congratulations). I'm in my early 40s, coding professionally since I was a teen, so over 20 YOE, lived through multiple downturns. Didn't vote conservative at all last election. I have a child, and have extensive experience in both big companies and small startups. >And I can guarantee you, your FAANG is just waiting to replace you with a cheaper, younger and more malleable version of yourself, ready to hustle for less money and put more hours in. I mean, they're welcome to, but they could have hired someone for far far cheaper than me, and they didn't. What you might be thinking of is Boeing, the place with an engineering union. Why don't you talk about how it's better to go work there? I think it's likely you're a lot less experienced than I am in tech, and once you get some more skill and experience you'l understand what the rest of us are talking about.