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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The STEM circlejerk happens too often here that I'm beginning to believe this is DCUD or  DCU-kid's who get a C in their into engineering class and feel they're smarter than everyone else in the room. If you think you're smarter than everyone else in the forum, there's a great quote that is often used in STEM leadership circles that you'll love. 
[quote]If you're the smartest person in the room, you're in the wrong room.[/quote][/quote]

Further evidence of brain decay here.  Somehow extrapolates thinking being smarter than one person is equivalent to entire room.[/quote]
It becomes tiring seeing people talk so highly of STEM here when most of the majors can't even get you a good job. 
-An ex- math major sick of explaining that no, software engineering isn't a "math" career and is very much a waste of skill, talent, and a degree.[/quote]

Ah yes, such a waste.  I'm sure most Software Engineers at FNG are crying at their 500k annual compensation.[/quote]
No, they're crying of intense boredom and often need to move on to do something stimulating for once. I'd know, that's how I ended up back in DC from Cupertino and with much of my team leaving to start their own companies to finally get challenged in something. At least in finance you get massive data sets and a bunch of pressure, so it feels like you're doing something advanced.[/quote]

Most software engineers at these companies are perfectly content.  It's why tenure there is high and salaries keep increasing due to competition.  Getting into FNG (the hard part) is harder than HYPS statistically.[/quote]
Interested in your experiences with FAANG, because I personally have very contrasting opinions from...working in it. I'm sure they're content with salaries, few people making over 200k are bitter about salary outcomes other than some Junior analyst at Goldman. The lifestyle is pretty tragic however and burns a lot of flames. Of course, it's not exactly enough news that people hate working in Big Tech, cause no one feels bad for the dude making it big. It's an assholish thing to say for some reason that jobs that pay well often times do suck.[/quote]

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