The job of HR is to hire people. So HR absolutely loves job hoppers, even depends on them. Given this system, this reddit story is the logical conclusion.

I’ve always wondered why I didn’t see people at my employer doing this “change jobs every year for huge gains” thing, but if the huge gains are $180k TC I guess that’s why. FB probably pays the interns more than that.

Yeah a lot of the jumping is that junior at a no name company isn’t anything at FAANG, but senior at a no name can be intermediate/junior at FAANG.

Also, many companies on the lower end don’t provide equity, so you are essentially just rented on a two week basis.