HACKER Q&A
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I have had no impact at a FAANG. Is this normal?


Hi everyone. I’m a little past 3 years at a FAANG; as I look back at what I’ve done I’ve realized that I’ve had little to no impact. No major features shipped. Nothing I can point to and say I designed that. Nothing I can brag about. What have I made? Dashboards no one looks at. Bug fixes, so many bug fixes. Half made features that were cut months in due to poor planning. And so much, what I like to call, dashboard clicking.

I’m not sure what to think about this. I have golden handcuffs here at FAANG. I’m not too willing to take a different job given my sweet gig. Plus I don’t have to work super hard. But in return I get an unfulfilling job.

What is your experience?

  👤 nabla9 Accepted Answer ✓
>I have golden handcuffs here at FAANG. I’m not too willing to take a different job given my sweet gig

Welcome to the adulthood and learning something about yourself.

People don't have a goal to become a "corporate drone". They just realize it's the solution that fits their temperament and comfort zone.

👤 ai_ja_nai
Enjoy that at least you made to get hired. You stand on top of a mountain, taller than the Everest, of rejected candidates bodies, most of which were really brilliant at being software engineers.
👤 HugThem 

    I’m not too willing to take a different
    job given my sweet gig.
This Steve Jobs quote comes to mind:

"A human mind is too precious to be wasted"