Interesting advice given to a new grad regarding joining a startup vs Big Tech.

“1 year or less at FAANG as your first job will give you instant credibility and open lots of doors.

2-3 years at FAANG as your first job will tech you how to navigate corporate hierarchies, how incredibly and stable large software projects are run; but it will also establish a much lower bar in your head on what a single person or a team can achieve in a day, week, month, or year. But it's not yet all lost at this point; you can still recover by joining a startup or starting one.

4+ years at FAANG as your first job will permanently change you, and you will not notice. You will likely no longer want to do a startup, or anything remotely ambitious for that matter.

If you were to spend 2 or 3 years at FAANG, it's far better to do it at 3 companies than at one. The job hopping concern is a corporate lie designed to keep employees from increasing their value in the market.”

- /u/izalutski on Reddit