techelitism

You’re at Google now right? You people think anybody not at Google is an idiot.

The reality is Amazon is extremely competently run given its size. The pace of innovation is astonishing. We might not be ubermensch but we get the job done, and we are trusted by more people in this country than either Google or Facebook are.

Would you think less of me as an employee of Apple instead of an employee of Facebook?

>> Seriously, it's the only decision that makes sense if one has the chops to get into one of those places.

I don't apparently

> I conclude those engineers have less prestige until they stay with those employers

Well, I appreciate your honesty - when I tell most people about how I make ~$150k at one of those companies they usually claim they don't look down on me when I've always maintained they secretly do. Thanks for clearing it up.

I hope my life isn't forever ruined by my inability to get into FB/G/top startups out of undergrad. I prepared for years but never got past the onsites. Hopefully someday I'll be able to gain the respect of people like you.

Weird. Are you saying the average Amazon or MS engineer has less prestige and that they are worse, if the companies are worse on average?

I personally couldn't get into Facebook or Google. What does that make me?

Interesting. Out of curiosity, why don't they think Microsoft or Amazon are prestigious? Which one of those parameters do they fail?

I don’t live in the Valley, I just have a lot of accomplished friends/acquaintances

What other companies do your acquaintances working in tech consider “prestigious”?

What do you think of Microsoft, Amazon, and Apple? Are they worthy of your talents as well?

Total compensation obviously because FB stock is liquid. New grad salary is in the $110-115k range at FB. I know a few companies that do pay it or more base (2Sigma, Snowflake Computing and Jane Street come to mind).

I had offers for $130k base, $130k base + equity and $130k base + bonus and those were considered to be below average by most of my peers.

I agree 100%. Working at Facebook (or making that much money) is my dream, one that seems to be slipping away.