A bit random, but has anyone exited to Apple and their new HQ? I’m super curious to hear how it is. And people that have left to FAANG in general, are the work place amenities/ bonuses worth it? Do you use them? Or does it just really come down to 💸💰? Apple Facebook (Meta) Amazon Netflix Google
I’m at Google and I absolutely love it. Pay is 2x consulting, 1/2 hours, plus all the perks make my life so much easier. I come into the office from 7 am - 7 pm but only work 5-6 hours of that time. The rest is meals, exercise, pick up sports games, and socializing. When I go home, I get time to relax (no need to make dinner). I don’t have kids but for now it’s incredible.
I wouldn’t jump to anywhere unless they matched perks or the work/pay was invigorating enough to leave. Im never going back to consulting or any 45+ hrs jobs.
Agreed thanks BCG1. For Strat roles, a 1.1-1.5 multiplier for TC might be more common.
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I’m at Meta now and also really love it. I wasn’t CT at BCG (although I was at Deloitte), and I’m making $80K+ more just in base comp — with RSUs and bonus it’s more than double my previous TC. Just as important, performance expectations are super reasonable, people are genuinely nice to work with, and WLB is real.
Really my only complaint is their expense and business class policies are dumb. But I’m making so much more that I’ll pay out of pocket for business class if I have to, whatever.
Makes complete sense. And to be fair, i had a friend a few years ago working on public policy and absolutely loved it. Public policy is not an oft-spoken of field, but the work sounds quite interesting.
Anecdotal but someone I know bounced from consulting > Nike > intel > Tesla and now at Apple. The exact words they used to describe the HQ - “it’s otherworldly”. They constantly talk about the 400 ft glass doors with invisible gears. I know so much about those doors and I haven’t even stepped foot in that office. That whole environment sounds like Lumon tbh.
They also loved the Nike HQ in Portland, very relaxed feel apparently.
To your other point - bonuses are awesome. But for this person it was primarily the dollar bills and the kind of envelope pushing work these companies offered.
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There’s no free food like Facebook and Google offer.
My experience interviewing at Meta was these folks are super snobs. The person interviewing me literally said we are the smartest people on planet
@project manager- Not in my group in consulting. Have had a great experience so far.
For the record, I’m not interviewing at any, just saw a random video clip of apples office and wondered if ppl enjoy showing up to these offices (ie it really is a perk) or it doesn’t move the needle much for an individuals attitude towards work. Am also so curious what experience/ opinion is on these “open; collaborative offices to Inspire idea generation…” seems a little BS-y to me.