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Im doing both and yes its very different. The stress at the big companies is nothing.

• keiferski 2y ago
  Sure, I get that. But are the people trying to maximize income as an employee really looking for the low stress route in the first place? I suppose I should have qualified my comment by saying it's if your primary aim is to maximize income.
  • filoleg 2y ago
    My primary goal is to maximize my income with the least amount of stress possible, and FAANG hits that spot just right. I guess you can say I could maximize further by switching to finance or starting my own business, but the amount of extra stress is just not worth it at the moment, personally.
  • The_Colonel 2y ago
    Stress level has very unclear correlation with compensation. My very personal experience was that higher the compensation, less stressful the job was.
    • dontlikeyoueith 2y ago
      At my compensation my only stress is what happens if I get laid off and can't find new work in this market.
  • jinushaun 2y ago
    > I get that... > Sure, I get that... Doesn't sound like you get it. You ask why people have an aversion to starting their own business and people are giving you reasons that you don't want to accept. I've done both. Working FAANG is way easier than running your own business. Orders of magnitude less stress. That's why some people can "rest and vest" at FAANG.