> The other beef I have with hiring is the attitude "we only hire A players". Really? If you are doing work worthy of "A players" then that's fine. But if you a

> The other beef I have with hiring is the attitude "we only hire A players". Really? If you are doing work worthy of "A players" then that's fine. But if you aren't (and this is true in most cases), please don't pretend that you do cutting edge work and drop the attitude. That's the thing, this is Facebook, arguably the A-player requirement is sound. The issue is that departments have misaligned incentives, and each work to optimize their own : diversity figures is a major yardstick for HR, and the one by which they're judged. Technical managers optimize for teams that work and have exceptional problem-solvers in its ranks, which leaves no place at Facebook's level for other considerations.