Stop being so obsessed with only FAANG for Tech. It's like being obsessed with only MBB for consulting and thinking everything else isn't real consulting😉.

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Exactly! As a KPMGer, we may not get paid as much as FAANG or MBB, we may not get all the perks or prestige like FAANG or MBB, we may not have all the great exit opportunities like FAANG or MBB, but at least know this!! We have this great abbreviation that most KPMGers don’t even know what it stand for or how to correctly spell it, but it’s all fine..

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Started my career at KPMG before another gig and then Bain. KPMG people were the best - and am still in touch with many after so long!

I hear you OP, FAANG have caps on base salary but they offer high RSU and sign on bonuses that not many options can match.

I live/work in the DC area, Amazon is poaching all the tech/hot talents. This means (I think) that other companies (Big 4s, Capital One, Fannie Mae, Salesforce, Microsoft (hiring 1500+ engineers in Reston), Google, Leidos etc) will pay a premium for top talent (I would assume that they've already started paying top dollar)

So to your point, I think one has to be in the right location to maximize their salary from a non FAANG

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I wish others paid as much as FAANG or MBB so I won't be obessed with them

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Tons of tech companies and finance pay like faang. Look at citadel for example

We see you, MySpace

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There are all kinds of cars but doesn't everyone dream of a Ferrari?

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Maybach music brah

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Why not go back and aim for FAANG? Tier your approach.

What are other great tech companies?

Mine

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What pays better than FAANG in tech?

Twilio

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Especially when Microsoft in FAANG

I don't buy the comparison. While startups offer a completely different experience from FAANG that many would value above a FAANG exp, the same cannot be said for MBB vs other consulting firms.

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