FAANG Compensation Calculators

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SHOW HN2020

27points
11comments
#1,464of 3,028 in 2020
Top 49%of 2020 by points

How HN took it

QuietFewer than 5 comments about the project

1 positive, 0 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 1 critical, out of 3 comments about the project.

Execution: 0 for, 1 againstIdea: 1 for, 0 against

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Well designed and represents the company accurately

    From 1 comment
    • This seems really interesting and well designed. The current FAANG where I work was represented fairly & accurately. However, I experienced a glitch when, after playing with it…
      drewg123 on HN
  • Useful idea to compare companies

    From 1 comment
    • Thanks for making this! Would be great to be able to compare the companies.
      dgolova on HN

Objections

  • Calculator gives wrong results for later years or refreshers

    From 1 comment
    • doesn't work correctly for me, especially from 4th year - refreshers seem not to be accounted for correctly. And base salary decreases every year for some reason.
      yalok on HN
  • Error message reported as unauthorized

    From 1 comment
    • This seems really interesting and well designed. The current FAANG where I work was represented fairly & accurately. However, I experienced a glitch when, after playing with it…
      drewg123 on HN

Requests

  • Add Microsoft and other companies to the comparison

    From 1 comment
    • Why is it that Netflix is on here but not Microsoft? Microsoft is worth 7 times as much as Netflix.
      scarface74 on HN

Questions

  • Why Netflix is included but Microsoft is not

    From 1 comment
    • Why is it that Netflix is on here but not Microsoft? Microsoft is worth 7 times as much as Netflix.
      scarface74 on HN

Alternatives named

  • levels.fyi calculator

    From 1 comment
    • levels.fyi recently released this: https://www.levels.fyi/calculator/
      Lukas1994 on HN

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