Ask HN: Quitting Big Tech, what is it like?

Re:Ask HN: Quitting Big Tech, what is it like? by o-__-o on Wednesday November 27, 2019 @08:50AM (#21647780)

I was you, 5 years later I am working at a FAANG making 400k/yr

Mind you I was making only 80k less at my last job, a non-FAANG startup. So not saying FAANG is everything, but the workload is sufficiently less than the mad max startup lifestyle.

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Re:Ask HN: Quitting Big Tech, what is it like? by christiansakai on Wednesday November 27, 2019 @11:35AM (#21649336)

EDIT: Just read that you said "80k less", not 80k. Actually, that's okay for me. As long as the work is quite interesting, but I'm not making anywhere near 320k.

Yeah, less workload, better pay, what not to like? I guess I just need to get better now.

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Re:Ask HN: Quitting Big Tech, what is it like? by ambicapter on Wednesday November 27, 2019 @12:11PM (#21649708)

What did you do in the 5 intervening years?

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Re:Ask HN: Quitting Big Tech, what is it like? by o-__-o on Thursday November 28, 2019 @07:16PM (#21661031)

Worked for three startups then started my own. I got an offer from a FAANG company that I couldn’t turn down, so I put my company on pause.

Will probably return to my startup after I leave my current gig

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Re:Ask HN: Quitting Big Tech, what is it like? by virtuabhi on Wednesday November 27, 2019 @04:56PM (#21652552)

leetcode

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Re:Ask HN: Quitting Big Tech, what is it like? by kamaal on Wednesday November 27, 2019 @09:34AM (#21648105)

In your case your pay increased 5 times too.

Who wouldn't want such a life.

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Re:Ask HN: Quitting Big Tech, what is it like? by bad_news_bears on Wednesday November 27, 2019 @10:15AM (#21648502)

FWIW, they mentioned their previous job’s pay was only 80k less, not absolute.

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