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I worked for one too and I can't say the same thing. Entire projects were poorly thought out, designed and improperly executed. The people working for the company were incompetent and their "hiring bar" was if you had a pulse. And this was a big well known firm.


You're both right, I've seen both sides.

The reality is, in all of them there are teams of amazing, insanely talented people, and teams of complete train wrecks.

It's just life. In any large company, there's a massive variance in ability.




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