I've been recruited by both and learned they both pay below market unless you're in the top 1% and have a messianic-like following. My choice would be neither, and find somewhere that pays more.
Ask HN: Would you rather work at Google or Apple?
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#12I've been recruited by both and learned they both pay below market unless you're in the top 1% and have a messianic-like following. My choice would be neither, and find somewhere that pays more.
What do you mean by top %1? If you worked at both you should have been in the %1 category at some point right?
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#13I've been recruited by both and learned they both pay below market unless you're in the top 1% and have a messianic-like following. My choice would be neither, and find somewhere that pays more.
What do you mean by top %1? If you worked at both you should have been in the %1 category at some point right?
The last time I was recruited by a Google or an Apple, the offer was nearly $30k below what I'm being paid now, and I'm not overpaid by any stretch. I'll never be able to afford to buy a house or even think about starting a family at these rates. For reference, I live in the Bay Area.
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#14Overall they are both great companies and home to some very happy engineers. What matters more is the team you'd be joining. My advice it to talk to the hiring managers from each company and see who you think is better aligned to your style of work. If you could visit them and meet the teams in person, that would be even better, and chances are, you'd find this becoming a much simpler decision.
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#15This is really only answerable by the person, but from what I have heard about Apple and Google living halfway between both HQs in the Valley, I would lean towards Google. They generally pay better from what I can tell, and seem to have more respect for software. Apple also is not as friendly towards supporting employee efforts in open source from what I understand as well. I have heard some talk about unhealthy work-life balance at Apple as well, although that appears to be a mixed bag (true for some, not others) - from what I know about my friends at both employers, it feels like more work longer at Apple than Google.
YMMV may vary of course, and these anecdotes may not necessarily even apply to your friend.
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#16Earlier quoted context omitted.
What do you mean by top %1? If you worked at both you should have been in the %1 category at some point right?
The last time I was recruited by a Google or an Apple, the offer was nearly $30k below what I'm being paid now, and I'm not overpaid by any stretch. I'll never be able to afford to buy a house or even think about starting a family at these rates. For reference, I live in the Bay Area.
You would make more money working at a bank in SF downtown rather than at apple or google in south bay. Though, these two should give you a lot of RSU's on the side. Which at the end of the year will put you up high.
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#17You go for the company that has the biggest growth potential, of course.
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#18You must choose Google. They are "Too Big To Fail" and they are investing in important future technologies, most importantly AI and robotics. Meanwhile Apple is basically in the retail business.
Thousands of companies worldwide have built there SaaS products on Google services and APIs. Nothing can touch Google.
Who cares if you make a couple of thousand dollars less from the median salary if you work at Google? If you work at Google for five years you can write your own ticket after that.
Re: Ask HN: Would you rather work at Google or Apple?
#19You must choose Google. They are "Too Big To Fail" and they are investing in important future technologies, most importantly AI and robotics. Meanwhile Apple is basically in the retail business. Thousands of companies worldwide have built there SaaS products on Google services and APIs. Nothing can touch Google. Who cares if you make a couple of thousand dollars less from the median salary if you work at Google? If y…
I also love Google because they are supportive for their open source oriented employees. Apple is a bit secretive.