A trend I’ve noticed anecdotally that is now backed up by data is that there is significant hiring in big tech for jobs related to data centers instead of traditional tech roles.
It’s obvious in hindsight but counterintuitive that FAANG job growth is mostly in facilities & supply chain management.
It’s obvious in hindsight but counterintuitive that FAANG job growth is mostly in facilities & supply chain management.
November 13, 2026 at 1:35 PM
A trend I’ve noticed anecdotally that is now backed up by data is that there is significant hiring in big tech for jobs related to data centers instead of traditional tech roles.
It’s obvious in hindsight but counterintuitive that FAANG job growth is mostly in facilities & supply chain management.
It’s obvious in hindsight but counterintuitive that FAANG job growth is mostly in facilities & supply chain management.
currently on contract at a FAANG that isn't Microsoft and everything worked today, which seems rude
November 13, 2026 at 12:35 AM
currently on contract at a FAANG that isn't Microsoft and everything worked today, which seems rude
I think split dev/ops (e.g. Google but not Amazon) makes this tendency worse
— (senior dev, ex-FAANG, who's always done their own ops)
— (senior dev, ex-FAANG, who's always done their own ops)
November 14, 2026 at 4:29 AM
I think split dev/ops (e.g. Google but not Amazon) makes this tendency worse
— (senior dev, ex-FAANG, who's always done their own ops)
— (senior dev, ex-FAANG, who's always done their own ops)
I hate that they're trying to make FAANG+ stick as an acronym.
November 11, 2026 at 11:34 PM
I hate that they're trying to make FAANG+ stick as an acronym.
Also by “respectable” I don’t mean FAANG or some bs
November 13, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Also by “respectable” I don’t mean FAANG or some bs
Yeah i for sure see a throughline to 10-15 years ago when the FAANG stocks were breaking profit records and spending it all on share buybacks, probably farther back
November 13, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Yeah i for sure see a throughline to 10-15 years ago when the FAANG stocks were breaking profit records and spending it all on share buybacks, probably farther back
I’ll say it again: I don’t judge people harshly if they work for the likes of FAANG, banks, consultancies, or traditional defense contractors.
But if you work for one of these dork-ass elves and goblins themed incompetent evil outfits? Go fuck yourself. I never want anything to with you again.
But if you work for one of these dork-ass elves and goblins themed incompetent evil outfits? Go fuck yourself. I never want anything to with you again.
November 13, 2026 at 8:46 PM
I’ll say it again: I don’t judge people harshly if they work for the likes of FAANG, banks, consultancies, or traditional defense contractors.
But if you work for one of these dork-ass elves and goblins themed incompetent evil outfits? Go fuck yourself. I never want anything to with you again.
But if you work for one of these dork-ass elves and goblins themed incompetent evil outfits? Go fuck yourself. I never want anything to with you again.
Was offered to give my AI Bubble talk at a FAANG-sponsored event. Turned it down for a variety of reasons; chief among them is that, by now, it feels less like a fun exercise in macroeconomic analysis and more like screaming into the void: THE RECESSION IS HERE, WHY AREN'T Y'ALL FREAKING OUT?
November 9, 2026 at 10:48 AM
Was offered to give my AI Bubble talk at a FAANG-sponsored event. Turned it down for a variety of reasons; chief among them is that, by now, it feels less like a fun exercise in macroeconomic analysis and more like screaming into the void: THE RECESSION IS HERE, WHY AREN'T Y'ALL FREAKING OUT?
Plus, I have a separate talk at the end of the month, also sponsored by a FAANG, and there is so much I can do in so little time.
November 9, 2026 at 10:51 AM
Plus, I have a separate talk at the end of the month, also sponsored by a FAANG, and there is so much I can do in so little time.
I've seen it with accessibility. "If accessibility is the law but inaccessibility is so common, how did [FAANG] get away with being so inaccessible? Then we don't care about accessibility either."
It's a mix of authority and follow-the-leader in a weird way.
It's a mix of authority and follow-the-leader in a weird way.
November 12, 2026 at 4:03 PM
I've seen it with accessibility. "If accessibility is the law but inaccessibility is so common, how did [FAANG] get away with being so inaccessible? Then we don't care about accessibility either."
It's a mix of authority and follow-the-leader in a weird way.
It's a mix of authority and follow-the-leader in a weird way.
We're missing the rest of the iceberg - pervasive, extensive LLM-generated code that gets signed off by real SWEs.
I _do_ (mostly) trust Torvalds signing off on one-liner kernel fixes, I _do_ trust my friends at FAANG that they're doing their job.
But the tech ITSELF is evil.
I _do_ (mostly) trust Torvalds signing off on one-liner kernel fixes, I _do_ trust my friends at FAANG that they're doing their job.
But the tech ITSELF is evil.
November 12, 2026 at 12:52 PM
We're missing the rest of the iceberg - pervasive, extensive LLM-generated code that gets signed off by real SWEs.
I _do_ (mostly) trust Torvalds signing off on one-liner kernel fixes, I _do_ trust my friends at FAANG that they're doing their job.
But the tech ITSELF is evil.
I _do_ (mostly) trust Torvalds signing off on one-liner kernel fixes, I _do_ trust my friends at FAANG that they're doing their job.
But the tech ITSELF is evil.
That's the average FAANG intern in Silicon Valley.
November 10, 2026 at 5:16 PM
That's the average FAANG intern in Silicon Valley.
I‘m enjoying an especially delicious moment of schadenfreude at Nvidia being caught selling to sham companies that violated export controls. I interviewed for some leadership risk/compliance roles & was gaslit about my abilities to do the job effectively (mind you, I’d already worked at a FAANG).
November 12, 2026 at 2:03 PM
I‘m enjoying an especially delicious moment of schadenfreude at Nvidia being caught selling to sham companies that violated export controls. I interviewed for some leadership risk/compliance roles & was gaslit about my abilities to do the job effectively (mind you, I’d already worked at a FAANG).
FAANG, Microsoft and whatnot offer quite decent compensations and relatively great workplace environments. I don't think the implications of "it's a monopolist" match the reality.
November 13, 2026 at 7:00 PM
FAANG, Microsoft and whatnot offer quite decent compensations and relatively great workplace environments. I don't think the implications of "it's a monopolist" match the reality.
Have you read Charles Stross? FAANG would land differently
November 9, 2026 at 12:23 PM
Have you read Charles Stross? FAANG would land differently
Curious how PRDs have changed in your org as this change has occurred.
I left big tech right as this revolution began a bit over 3 years ago and I have wondered how agile Meta has been able to be given the organizational inertia they and other FAANG(M) often suffer from.
I left big tech right as this revolution began a bit over 3 years ago and I have wondered how agile Meta has been able to be given the organizational inertia they and other FAANG(M) often suffer from.
November 12, 2026 at 1:24 PM
Curious how PRDs have changed in your org as this change has occurred.
I left big tech right as this revolution began a bit over 3 years ago and I have wondered how agile Meta has been able to be given the organizational inertia they and other FAANG(M) often suffer from.
I left big tech right as this revolution began a bit over 3 years ago and I have wondered how agile Meta has been able to be given the organizational inertia they and other FAANG(M) often suffer from.
Yeah. They raised $26M (publicly disclosed) ... after investors get paid, the founders would have made more working in FAANG for the last 5 years.
November 6, 2026 at 10:41 AM
Yeah. They raised $26M (publicly disclosed) ... after investors get paid, the founders would have made more working in FAANG for the last 5 years.
I am a high level engineer, ex-FAANG, current CIO.
I push back on the idea that it's wasting time, because there are things that no current LLM, including Fable 5.2, can do effectively.
There are lot's of novel problems that need novel engineering.
Aside from the benefits of holistic control.
I push back on the idea that it's wasting time, because there are things that no current LLM, including Fable 5.2, can do effectively.
There are lot's of novel problems that need novel engineering.
Aside from the benefits of holistic control.
November 10, 2026 at 6:42 PM
I am a high level engineer, ex-FAANG, current CIO.
I push back on the idea that it's wasting time, because there are things that no current LLM, including Fable 5.2, can do effectively.
There are lot's of novel problems that need novel engineering.
Aside from the benefits of holistic control.
I push back on the idea that it's wasting time, because there are things that no current LLM, including Fable 5.2, can do effectively.
There are lot's of novel problems that need novel engineering.
Aside from the benefits of holistic control.
I wish that were true (worked for FAANG for 5 years as of 2 months ago)
November 6, 2026 at 12:52 PM
I wish that were true (worked for FAANG for 5 years as of 2 months ago)
We're not like the other FAANGs. We're a cool FAANG.
Mean Girls Mom: I'm a Cool Mom!
Alt: Regina George's mom from the movie Mean Girls saying "I'm not like a regular mom... I'm a cool mom!"
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November 12, 2026 at 5:03 PM
We're not like the other FAANGs. We're a cool FAANG.
I did constantly refer to big tech leaders, to indicate that I'm not talking about rank and file (and IMO, when people hear big tech, they think FAANG and big AI companies, not clean energy and quantum).
November 6, 2026 at 4:30 PM
I did constantly refer to big tech leaders, to indicate that I'm not talking about rank and file (and IMO, when people hear big tech, they think FAANG and big AI companies, not clean energy and quantum).
A trend I’ve noticed anecdotally that is now backed up by data is that there is significant hiring in big tech for jobs related to data centers instead of traditional tech roles.
It’s obvious in hindsight but counterintuitive that FAANG job growth is mostly in facilities & supply chain management
It’s obvious in hindsight but counterintuitive that FAANG job growth is mostly in facilities & supply chain management
November 14, 2026 at 5:54 AM
A trend I’ve noticed anecdotally that is now backed up by data is that there is significant hiring in big tech for jobs related to data centers instead of traditional tech roles.
It’s obvious in hindsight but counterintuitive that FAANG job growth is mostly in facilities & supply chain management
It’s obvious in hindsight but counterintuitive that FAANG job growth is mostly in facilities & supply chain management
I share this mostly bc FAANG/industry ppl sometimes forget that their way of hiring is not *the* way, and give broad advice (eg to students) that cover letters don't matter
But yer gonna want to find out the norms in your specific domain, because sometimes they do
But yer gonna want to find out the norms in your specific domain, because sometimes they do
November 9, 2026 at 4:41 PM
I share this mostly bc FAANG/industry ppl sometimes forget that their way of hiring is not *the* way, and give broad advice (eg to students) that cover letters don't matter
But yer gonna want to find out the norms in your specific domain, because sometimes they do
But yer gonna want to find out the norms in your specific domain, because sometimes they do
So like somehow *I* know something that *none* of the people at M$ know?
If they still produce buggy code, then how do they justify their company's insane market cap?
This goes for all the FAANG corps.
If having all that money and power doesn't produce bulletproof code then what's the point?
If they still produce buggy code, then how do they justify their company's insane market cap?
This goes for all the FAANG corps.
If having all that money and power doesn't produce bulletproof code then what's the point?
November 13, 2026 at 6:02 AM
So like somehow *I* know something that *none* of the people at M$ know?
If they still produce buggy code, then how do they justify their company's insane market cap?
This goes for all the FAANG corps.
If having all that money and power doesn't produce bulletproof code then what's the point?
If they still produce buggy code, then how do they justify their company's insane market cap?
This goes for all the FAANG corps.
If having all that money and power doesn't produce bulletproof code then what's the point?
so is it called MAANA now or are we still calling it FAANG and just. saying fuck it
November 5, 2026 at 12:03 PM
so is it called MAANA now or are we still calling it FAANG and just. saying fuck it