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Re:Ask HN: Ex-FAANG developers, where are you now and why? by barrow-rider on Thursday October 11, 2018 @10:40AM (#18193882)
> I hear that the median time of service for FAANG SREs is just shy of 2yrs. Dirty open secret if it is true.

That's most places, FAANGs notwithstanding. 6 months getting up to speed, realizing what a clusterfuck it is by 12 months, dealing with it to 18 months, and then getting to the I-Want-Out point at 24+ months.

Plus the whole "jump ship every 2-3 years to maximize salary" thing is possible for FAANG-level engineers.

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Re:Ask HN: Ex-FAANG developers, where are you now and why? by cagenut on Thursday October 11, 2018 @03:38PM (#18196416)
devops are like brake pads on trucks, you stomp the hell out of them whenever you didn't look far enough ahead, and when they start to make a squeaking noise you throw them out and get new ones.
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Re:Ask HN: Ex-FAANG developers, where are you now and why? by dekhn on Thursday October 11, 2018 @03:56PM (#18196552)
I know at least ten SREs at Google with ten years service.
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