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The passionate people that started all these companies wouldn't take most jobs in them today. The bureaucrats have taken over, even surprisingly in "startup" culture, not just FAANG. I don't think programming will retain value as a profession without being actively defended.

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Exactly right.

These companies are bad news, completely random management, dead end projects.

Worse yet, if you work there, you are dramatically disconnected from the startup market. And prevented from getting modern skills.

At least in startups in theory skills are mor transferable because the market is larger.

I found large companies deeply unfulfilling and do not see myself going back: they are recipes for total frustration.

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