the part of being a big tech engineer they don't tell you about

One thing that nobody prepares you for when you work at a big tech company is that you are now the tech authority. Like, the projects that you get are going to be very hard, they're going to be unique, they're going to be cutting edge because you work at the company that sets the standard. You know what I mean? Like, I remember when I worked at Microsoft, there were days when I was like, I don't know how I'm supposed to do this. Like, how has nobody ever done this before? Factory. Figure it out. You clearly have the credentials to figure it out, otherwise they wouldn't have hired you at the figure it out factory. So just know when you're praying for those fang jobs and you're wanting to really get into big tech that you are about to clock into the figure it out factory.