got a few friends at facebook, they hate it

reality is that FAANG dont pay the highest anymore, start-ups, crypto companies and HFT companies pay almost 2x more with 2x better learning opportunities.

u go to FAANG, u just work on some mediocre service / product that the company does not care about. All their main stuffs, Metaverse, etc are all in the US company.

FAANG = good if u need a resume booster or a first job that's incredibly reputable

if u are mid dev / senior dev, no point, no one cares.