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"Middle manager" means you're managing managers (i.e. director/vp). Those people do often make $1M+ at FAANG.

But he is certainly still exaggerating, as most people with 20 years experience didn't spend "almost their entire careers" making $1M+.



For his direct peers (very senior), in one particular historical period (~2010-2021), for one particular small set of fangs… they would have, on average be at least 1mm, probably 2 or 3. Due to stock price appreciation. You had to have been very lucky globally speaking, but locally to SV over that time not so rare. So I can understand and appreciate the jealousy, but I wouldn’t expect that set of circumstances to repeat.




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