<story><title>What I&apos;ve learned from 100s of interviews with candidates at top tech companies</title><url>http://observer.com/2017/05/apple-facebook-google-amazon-secrets-dream-job/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>ThePawnBreak</author><text>&amp;gt; I would rather make more money in a stupid corporate job than working on more aggressive ways of making people to click on ads.&lt;p&gt;Could you name a few &amp;quot;stupid corporate jobs&amp;quot; that pay better than Google or Facebook (200k - 300k for a senior engineer) ?</text></item><item><author>holydude</author><text>The biggest problem I have with these companies is that they feel like a cult.
And the people working there are doing a lot to keep that cult spirit alive.
All of these companies want you too feel and act like they are the single best entity in the entire universe and you should be honored that they even acknowledged you. This works great for young graduates that are full of dreams and hopes but it discourages experienced people from even attempting to go through the interview process.&lt;p&gt;Oh and the always responsive HR or whoever is in charge.
Getting back to you after 6 months.
Thanks but no thanks. I would rather make more money in a stupid corporate job than working on more aggressive ways of making people to click on ads.</text></item><item><author>gaylemcd</author><text>I&amp;#x27;ll try to stay active on this thread if anyone has any more specific questions. (Context: I&amp;#x27;m the author of Cracking the Coding Interview)</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>rdiddly</author><text>All you&amp;#x27;re doing is repeating the cult&amp;#x27;s mantra there. They&amp;#x27;d &lt;i&gt;better&lt;/i&gt; pay that much if they&amp;#x27;re going to depend so heavily on dehumanizing you.&lt;p&gt;It does take a lot of preparation for big-company clueless interviewing processes though. Next we&amp;#x27;ll see guides for how to ace your kid&amp;#x27;s application to the top-tier coding preschool.&lt;p&gt;All this sucking up to big companies with questionable morals and procedures, for the money, is so... 80s. So yuppie, so Reagan-era. Reachin&amp;#x27; for the top! Go for it! Eye of the tiger! Pressure, pushing down on you, pushing down on me, no man ask for.</text></comment>
<story><title>What I&apos;ve learned from 100s of interviews with candidates at top tech companies</title><url>http://observer.com/2017/05/apple-facebook-google-amazon-secrets-dream-job/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>ThePawnBreak</author><text>&amp;gt; I would rather make more money in a stupid corporate job than working on more aggressive ways of making people to click on ads.&lt;p&gt;Could you name a few &amp;quot;stupid corporate jobs&amp;quot; that pay better than Google or Facebook (200k - 300k for a senior engineer) ?</text></item><item><author>holydude</author><text>The biggest problem I have with these companies is that they feel like a cult.
And the people working there are doing a lot to keep that cult spirit alive.
All of these companies want you too feel and act like they are the single best entity in the entire universe and you should be honored that they even acknowledged you. This works great for young graduates that are full of dreams and hopes but it discourages experienced people from even attempting to go through the interview process.&lt;p&gt;Oh and the always responsive HR or whoever is in charge.
Getting back to you after 6 months.
Thanks but no thanks. I would rather make more money in a stupid corporate job than working on more aggressive ways of making people to click on ads.</text></item><item><author>gaylemcd</author><text>I&amp;#x27;ll try to stay active on this thread if anyone has any more specific questions. (Context: I&amp;#x27;m the author of Cracking the Coding Interview)</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>deong</author><text>I make roughly 85% of that 200k figure (give-or-take, depending on stock option values), and my house cost $90 per square foot. If you&amp;#x27;re a good senior level engineer, you can make good money in far more than five or six companies in the world.</text></comment>