"At the same time I received offers from Google and Coinbase, and had a fierce ideological struggle. In the end, I chose to give up the $260k Google, and my heart was dripping with blood...
However, entering Coinbase directly followed the LinkedIn technology tycoon team dug up to do things. Even if it hasn’t waited until it’s listed on the stock to double, it can survive until its technology is mature, and then change jobs and raise salaries..."
Indeed, the head technology company FLAG has always been the ultimate goal for programmers. However, with the continuous influx of new blood in science and technology, FLAG is no longer the only (four) choice.
Countless small companies stepped on the wind to quickly become the ranks of unicorns, lining up for IPOs, allowing waves of employees to become rich overnight and wealth free. Today, the "Silicon Valley Myth" belongs to the ambitious unicorn companies.
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The competition between new and old technology companies has gradually moved towards the direction of "fairy fights", and it has become increasingly fierce. People can't help but wonder, is joining FLAG still the best choice?
Facebook has 3 years of experience, but the startups are rejected!
**You must first pour cold water on everyone: Don't take FLAG too high, ****Some employees are not competitive when they change jobs, and small companies also dislike it! **Z worked for Facebook for 3 years, and then interviewed a new energy company with less than 300 employees. Although the company is small, it has made little achievements in the industry and plans to go public in the next three years. The result was rejected on the grounds of too single technical ability and insufficient industry precipitation...In fact, this is also a common problem of FLAG and other large companies-** internal tool chains are rampant and big factory screws. **Employees only work under a fixed framework, and technology has grown slowly over the years, and there is no overall view at all.
Take Google as an example: Google has excellent technical infrastructure settings, so most Google employees use the company's internal infra instead of the industry's popular stack. Many Google employees have to adapt to the new company from scratch. At the same time, other companies will complain about the salary and benefits of the dog family. It is not cost-effective to accept the offer!
Therefore, choosing FAANG or unicorn is a choice between risk and growth .
FLAG keywords: high income, stable business, limited expectations
**Unicorn keywords: high risk, high opportunity, corner overtaking
Dachang: take money for pension, unicorn: hit high salary
After more than ten or twenty years of exploration, FLAG has formed a set of its own management process , which is relatively more systematic and standardized than emerging unicorns. Take the package composition as an example, the general package and welfare composition of the major Silicon Valley factories are as follows: **Basic salary Base + year-end bonus Bonus + stock Equity (RSU/Option) (there is a signing fee for just entering the job)
Source: level.fyi plus a series of benefits such as health insurance, free three meals, gym, etc., ** not only achieve WLB, but also can work happily, ** and unicorns are relatively less perfect. However, the unicorns are more confident in their own abilities, and are more willing to poach people with high salaries. If you want to sprint for a high salary, you can go to a unicorn company to fight for it.
Source: level.fyi
Google 10 years, I am still happy L4
In FLAG, personal responsibilities are very clear , and it is difficult for employees at the grassroots level to work across departments, and it is difficult for them to access content outside of their professional fields. However, if you just want to take money with peace of mind, and live happily, you don't want to think about getting a promotion at all. You can also go to Google L4 to stay in peace. **
Source: Blind So FLAG is really stable. However, for those who want to be promoted, there will be a sad hurdle to reach a certain level. But most of the time, it is just because there are too many people competing and not getting opportunities . At this time, if you want to continue to grow, you can still take a detour to Unicorn companies.
In a unicorn company, you can access Senior Director-level or VP-level businesses, and can run through the entire business from the bottom up. The work content will be more challenging. **Of course, due to the immature business of the unicorn company, the contacts and resources that can be given are relatively limited, and it is inevitable that there will be some difficulties and failures in the implementation process.
Dachang: Good background for job-hopping, Unicorn: Shortcut for promotion
Of course, it is not necessarily a shining screw when you enter a big factory, because you may become a screw when you go to Unicorn. Therefore, the utilitarian point of view is that the work experience at FLAG can be a good resume endorsement , and the accumulated contacts can also bring convenience to your future job search. Unicorn companies are developing rapidly. If they have made outstanding achievements, it is relatively simpler to move to higher-level positions .
Whether to choose a FLAG or a unicorn company, it needs to be evaluated based on the company's culture and development situation and its own situation. But **For New Grad, choosing a person who can cultivate their correct working habits and thinking is crucial. **At this time, the standardization of FLAG may be a good start for beginners. Once you have a certain amount of work experience and have a clearer plan for your life, it is not too late to find a place to continue. No matter what the final choice is, it is important to know that not everyone can have the mythical experience of "getting rich overnight". The best way not to accept your role as a "screw" is to strive to achieve self-accumulation. Whether you can seize the opportunity for growth is actually up to you .