u/BreastRodent wrote (the comment Michael replied to):
I couldn't even make it all the way throught this comment because the "I made an A- so my 4.0 is RUINED and my future is DONE for" vibes are so insane and absurd. Really???? Accepting a job from anywhere but a FAANG company might "slow down your career"??? You know that the bEsT
u/michaelnovati replied ·
It might sound controversial but I do actually think that joining anything other than a 'top tier tech company' (which doesn't have to be FAANG or even a big company and can be a top tier startup too) you will progress slower than if you joined the right one of those companies first.
I'm not saying it's not the end of your career or hopeless, but I see bootcamp grads on a daily basis who joined non-tech small companies with not super legit engineering, and they are having a really hard time leveling up to a solid tech company.
Ironically even if we disagree on this, my drive comes from trying to help increase diversity in tech and help people move into jobs they will have the most impact in.