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Re:Ask HN: Tired of being a software engineer, what next? by lylejantzi3rd on Monday May 29, 2023 @08:48PM (#36119931)
> I've never had this impression of FAANG.

I have. It was a popular myth when I was coming up. I'm the same age as the OP (40, graduated in 2005). Back in the early 00s, google was seen by most as the promised land. Facebook was too, for a while. Those initial impressions, even though they were formed from afar, can be hard to shake.

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Re:Ask HN: Tired of being a software engineer, what next? by grugagag on Monday May 29, 2023 @09:37PM (#36120248)
It kind of still is in terms of compensation. And many equate promised land with compensation unfortunately.
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Re:Ask HN: Tired of being a software engineer, what next? by blululu on Monday May 29, 2023 @11:13PM (#36120739)
It was more than money. Back then the crazy Faang pay bump was less of a thing. But the chance to be trusted with broad autonomy and work with brilliant people on projects that could help billions of people is something very special. People were drawn there by 20% time back in the day. This is barely a thing now, but the difference seems to be covered by the increased FAANG bucks.
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Re:Ask HN: Tired of being a software engineer, what next? by mph10 on Tuesday May 30, 2023 @10:34AM (#36125337)
By “20% time” do you mean the recommendation to spend 20% of your time learning?
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