99% of people would love to have Google on their resumes not with standing the salaries and perks. Don't kid yourself. Google is still elite. You can also go on Blind and see where everyone wants to work.

A lot of people who get rejected by Google keep spewing the anti Google propaganda here.

Sorry dont get me wrong, its probably still the top FANG to work for. Just that it isn't elite.

It still has incredibly smart people. And the hiring bar is common across the company. Now don't name a 5 person shop as "more elite".

Top in every sense but salary. Google no longer pays top of market except in hyper niche specializations. You'll get more cash at F & N.

Google matches F very easily. Know 2 people whose F was outmatched by G. They were not niche jobs.

If they have to match, that's another way of saying their default offer is a lowball, and that's why G offers are ~20k less than F (check levels.fyi).

That's because FB has to pay higher to attract the same talent. Many many people join G at lower offers as well.

So if FAANG isn't elite, what is?