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Re:My experience as a Gazan girl getting into Silicon Valley... by klik99 on Wednesday February 24, 2021 @03:06PM (#26255027)
If you're a foreigner it's much harder to get sponsored by a smaller company. I know a bunch of people are essentially "locked in" to FAANG until they get their green card and are chomping at the bit to work on more exciting things.

Also I think there's a shine to FAANG from the outside (if you're young and/or don't know the area)

Count your blessings that you can see things as they are, but also remember your perspective

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Re:My experience as a Gazan girl getting into Silicon Valley... by unishark on Wednesday February 24, 2021 @03:46PM (#26255620)
> If you're a foreigner it's much harder to get sponsored by a smaller company. I know a bunch of people are essentially "locked in" to FAANG until they get their green card and are chomping at the bit to work on more exciting things.

I don't believe this, especially not in the current market. Anyone who is actually eager to hire people will be grabbing them up too.

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Re:My experience as a Gazan girl getting into Silicon Valley... by renewiltord on Wednesday February 24, 2021 @05:30PM (#26257028)
FAANG comp is half a million all liquid. Most places can't afford that sort of comp.
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Re:My experience as a Gazan girl getting into Silicon Valley... by unishark on Thursday February 25, 2021 @03:40AM (#26260939)
The comment was about being restricted by sponsorship, not pay.

According to public records, the average salary for a visa holder is around 140k at Apple. At that level I wouldn't expect stock and bonus to be particularly earth-shattering, though I'm sure it's nice.

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