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Re:Employers bow to tech workers in hottest job market since... by cxx on Sunday August 01, 2021 @06:22PM (#28030712)
To put it simply, I used to have hobbies before working at FB. Now I don't have time for anything besides work. While the pay is really good the job is a non-stop, grueling grind with no downtime allowed. I enjoyed my time but I'm done with it. Also I can't say I'm proud of working there. There's people inside that are really great to work with and the job was challenging and interesting, but I don't care for FB the company and what it's doing in general.

With that said, and I know it's a first world problem, I'm looking for a place that aligns with my views and in some specific fields that I find interesting. I'm fine taking a pay cut depending on the company and the position, I don't care so much about money anymore as an employee.

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Re:Employers bow to tech workers in hottest job market since... by pega3902 on Sunday August 01, 2021 @06:47PM (#28030913)
Have the exact same experience at another FAANG company in a security org. Endless grind, incredible politics, employees endlessly backstab each other. Great salary, but really nothing else as a positive. Depressing.

Going to be hard going from 500+ back down to 150-200, but I imagine doing something I'm actually passionate about will be worth it.

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