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Why Developers Should Stop Fretting Over FAAMG Rejections
Don’t worry, those big-tech firms have turned into glorified factories
FAAMG — Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, and Google — are lifelong dreams for every developer. Added to the periphery are some more tech giants: Netflix, Uber, Lyft, and so on.
An average developer invests an inordinate amount of time and energy in getting into FAAMG and its ilk. And that’s not all. There is a high degree of emotional investment too. This factor easily infects the family and friends of FAAMG aspirants.
If you get into one of the most coveted companies of our time, great. Life is a celebration. But when you fail, there is a gaping abyss of rejection — a feeling of being an outcast.
Those sleepless nights make you a slightly better developer, but definitely not a satisfied one.
Here, I dissect the reasons why it’s a bad investment.
1 . The Preparation Isn’t Mentally Rewarding
“Let your joy be in your journey — not in some distant goal.”
— Tim Cook, CEO, Apple
The prerequisite to any great journey is: You must relish the journey more than the joy of reaching the destination.
