[SwSwinger]

  1. Note that this is a news aggregator for tech startups.  Tech startups in large cities tend to hire most of their experienced engineers from FAANG companies.  So, it's in a tech startup's interest to critique FAANGs.
  2. You could want to be a great startup founder or early engineer as an ambition.  Probabilistically, your most straightforward path to this goal is to go to a FAANG next.  Golden handcuffs, most people come in with this ambition then don't leave because there's so many pleasant aspects.  Think about point #1 again.
  3. If you are trying to get into a more respected tech community and are limited by visa issues, which companies tend to solve more often than individuals, it's probably in your interest to find a company [1] that will clear this hurtle for you and [2] that has a brand you can leverage.  FAANG is a subset of companies that would provide that option.

[tester756]

Indeed.

For example my experience with big corpos was totally different from what I've been reading on the internet.