But thats different.

I was paid exceptionally well when I was at a FAANG, but that didn't extend to me blindly following my leadership team into the same obvious bear trap every 6 months.

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Muromec 12 hours ago | parent [-]

Blindly following or just paying lip service to keep being paid? How do you know somebody is a cynic if they dont express open their contempt openly?

	▲	swiftcoder 8 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		A lot of us expressed our contempt pretty damn openly in FAANG. It didn't seem like a barrier to getting paid
	▲	KaiserPro 6 hours ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		I made posters openly mocking the pricks in charge. It didn't stop me getting paid. Improved morale significantly.
	▲	achenet 11 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		I'd argue that expressing one's contempt openly is probably a sign of optimism more than anything - it shows you believe that your words might actually affect the direction of the organization rather than just getting you fired for disagreeing with your pointy-haired boss.