A software engineer working at Google, Faang – a shortcut to Facebook (now META), Amazon, Apple, Netflix and Google (now under the alphabet) – evoked an extensive discussion on Sunday after publishing her production problem.
In her post for X, the engineer said she spent four hours on a production problem on Sunday. Being calling in Faang is much harder than startups and the impact is bigger, she said. “Believe me, you won’t get paid for a balance between working and private life.”
Her post quickly became viral and received a lot of likes and comments. Some users have empty and acknowledged great responsibility and stress, which often comes with roles in the field of calling for major technology companies. But many criticized her notes and accused her of an exaggerated situation and an unfair comparison with the starting environment.
One user mocked her and published, “People just can’t stop crying …”
Another user argued: “The necessary comparison with startups and problems with prod. And no, not all large companies want you to solve Profality problems on days out of service,” he points out that emergency situations in productions across companies and teams are very different.
Some users also questioned its boundaries around work with one writing: “Why do you pick up e -maly or calls on weekends, just turn them off, you don’t pay in an hour (sic.)”
Another added sarcastically: “Why does he always exaggerate with fang, you will not always receive production problems. Work on one Sunday will destroy your working life. This is the new thing I have known (sic.)”
The contribution ruled the debate on the balance between working and private life in the technological industry, especially in high -ranking companies, such as Faang umbrella companies. Although these companies are known to offer lucrative compensation and global prestige, critics claim that intensive work culture, including expectations available outside standard working hours, can lead to burnout.
Many commentators have noted that calling duties, common for infrastructure, cloud services and critical product systems, often blur the boundaries between professional and personal time. However, the frequency and intensity of these incidents vary depending on society’s politicians, team -procedures and criticism of controlled systems.
The discussion reflects the wider tension in the technological world: the prestige of working in globally recognized companies versus the actual cost of balance between the work and private life that sometimes accompanies it.
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