A lot of folks look at FAANG and other adjacent companies with starry eyed gaze. These places rule the internet, must be teeming with innovation right?
Turns out these companies are no different from corporate America, with all the red tape, politics, meaningless toil, dancing to misaligned incentives, and obsession with management-driven work. Everything that makes a job soul sucking is present in these companies, and more.
Large companies were great for me when I needed the money. But beyond that, my soul cried at balancing the 7th iteration of nitpicky code review, and a manager who couldn't think beyond head-count and performance reviews.
Turns out these companies are no different from corporate America, with all the red tape, politics, meaningless toil, dancing to misaligned incentives, and obsession with management-driven work. Everything that makes a job soul sucking is present in these companies, and more.
Large companies were great for me when I needed the money. But beyond that, my soul cried at balancing the 7th iteration of nitpicky code review, and a manager who couldn't think beyond head-count and performance reviews.