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This entire sub seems to be under the impression that all your dreams will come true if you could only get a job at one of these $1-3 trillion tech giants. There are probably 10-20 other large tech companies with similar comp (and more stock upside / room to grow), and literally thousands (tens of thousands? more?) of startups that might not have quite as high of a base salary but have way more equity upside. These mega-companies are not the end all be all. Do some networking, talk to some people who are at a wide range of companies - you'll be surprised at how great (and oftentimes, way more financial upside, and more interesting work) some of the lesser known opportunities are out there.