Things are bigger anywhere. My colleagues and I thought we’re hot shit managing 5-7k applications and infrastructure. Amazon probably runs 20,000 orgs like mine.
Also, times are good and rates are crazy. Even at VARs, you can make a lot of cash. I have a buddy who went from $150k to $600k. The guy paid off his mortgage and is at a point where he could burn out and work at Home Depot if he needed to.