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Re: The Prestige Trap: finance, big tech, and consulting

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Post by mav3rick » Fri, Nov 27, 2020, 9:51 AM UTC

akhilcacharya wrote: post #318

mav3rick wrote: post #316

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Do you even math ? That's not how on average works ?

How is it not how an average works? They haven't exactly demonstrated that the average is lowered by significantly less talent on the low end, so I'm here assuming they mean everyone at Amazon is just slightly less talented. Any other view is just charity. It's insulting, and I'm glad they were downvoted for it.

You were downvoted as well. Why don't you just transfer to FANG if "brand" is important to you ? Saying you work for Amazon isn't going to impress your friends and relatives.

Re: The Prestige Trap: finance, big tech, and consulting

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Post by akhilcacharya » Mon, Nov 30, 2020, 7:51 AM UTC

mav3rick wrote: post #314

akhilcacharya wrote: post #148

What a cloistered view. At my undergrad a total of 3 people joined FAANG companies (of which 2 were Amazon), none joined consulting firms more selective than Accenture, and nobody joined big finance. How much ink needs to be spilled about Harvard undergrads anyway? Aren’t there other groups of people that deserve respect and attention?

Are they doing anything noteworthy ?

No, are you?

Re: The Prestige Trap: finance, big tech, and consulting

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Post by akhilcacharya » Mon, Nov 30, 2020, 7:52 AM UTC

mav3rick wrote: post #321

akhilcacharya wrote: post #318

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How is it not how an average works? They haven't exactly demonstrated that the average is lowered by significantly less talent on the low end, so I'm here assuming they mean everyone at Amazon is just slightly less talented. Any other view is just charity. It's insulting, and I'm glad they were downvoted for it.

You were downvoted as well. Why don't you just transfer to FANG if "brand" is important to you ? Saying you work for Amazon isn't going to impress your friends and relatives.

> Saying you work for Amazon isn't going to impress your friends and relatives.

Do you have any proof of this?

Re: The Prestige Trap: finance, big tech, and consulting

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Post by akhilcacharya » Mon, Nov 30, 2020, 7:52 AM UTC

mav3rick wrote: post #320

akhilcacharya wrote: post #318

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How is it not how an average works? They haven't exactly demonstrated that the average is lowered by significantly less talent on the low end, so I'm here assuming they mean everyone at Amazon is just slightly less talented. Any other view is just charity. It's insulting, and I'm glad they were downvoted for it.

You might be the best engineer at Amazon better than 90% of Googlers. Your peers may bring your average down. Notice how you come ahead in this scenario. Amazon pays less, less perks, backloads equity as handcuffs. There is a reason top talent decides to go elsewhere.

Please don't disrespect my peers like that.

> There is a reason top talent decides to go elsewhere

In what way are we not top talent? Cite examples.

Re: The Prestige Trap: finance, big tech, and consulting

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Post by mav3rick » Sat, Dec 05, 2020, 11:03 PM UTC

akhilcacharya wrote: post #323

mav3rick wrote: post #321

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You were downvoted as well. Why don't you just transfer to FANG if "brand" is important to you ? Saying you work for Amazon isn't going to impress your friends and relatives.

> Saying you work for Amazon isn't going to impress your friends and relatives. Do you have any proof of this?

Your insecurity on every thread here. See a non tech person's reaction when you see someone saying they work for Google vs Amazon.