Why Engineers Quit Big Tech!

The Truth Behind FAANG Burnout

Dear Readers,

Ex-Google dev spills why FAANG isn't worth it.

"I made $400K at Google and was miserable every single day." That's how my conversation with Jake (not his real name) started last week. He quit his senior engineer role after three years to join a 50-person startup, taking a 40% pay cut to do so.

His story isn't unique. Despite sky-high salaries and legendary perks, Big Tech is hemorrhaging talent at an unprecedented rate. Meta alone cut 21,000 jobs in 2023, but thousands more left voluntarily. What's driving this exodus?

The golden handcuffs are losing their grip.

Sure, the money is incredible, and $300K+ total comp for senior engineers is standard. But Jake put it perfectly: "You can't buy back your sanity, and you definitely can't buy back your time."