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All of this is very true. I work with college grads who have never seen anything except the walls of a FAANG company. Most of them have no fire. They constantly wonder what else there is. Their experience is limited and with that, they bring no wisdom. I see very very few upper level engineers who started at FAANG early in their career. On the other hand, I see engineers come in mid-career and they tend to do better at getting promoted to higher levels. This is obviously my opinion.

I think there is something to going through the minor leagues before you get to the big leagues. Of course there will always be those who are superstars from the word go. However, you can't just be smart at a FAANG company... You need to make very good decisions if you want to stand out. I have been very successful at getting promoted at FAANG. I attribute it to having experience leading teams at other companies and bringing something extra that most others around me don't have.

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