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If you can get hired at Facebook you can get hired anywhere. Seriously.

• djohnston 8y ago
  that's true, there are other opportunities, but i don't think it's fair to make a blanket character assessment of these people just because of the organization they work for. in a similar vein, i wouldn't condemn someone who works at Exxon building analytics software, or engineering some rig valve, but i WOULD condemn someone who works there with the responsibility of absolving oil & gas from any responsibility for climate change. is my position wrong? honestly im a bit unsure if it makes any sense.
  • Mc_Big_G 8y ago
    If you vehemently disagree with the core business of a company and you can easily find an equivalent job at a better company, why does your position in that company have any impact on your decision to work for that company? How is building analytics software for Exxon to help them produce oil any better than a lawyer who works to ensure they can continue producing oil? As the engineer, you know your company is "working to absolve the industry from any responsibility for climate change" You know that's wrong but you can dismiss your responsibility in helping them grow and be successful? This is just lying to yourself.
    • djohnston 8y ago
      yeah, i think you're right, particularly with this example. the position i gave of analytics software was a bit contrived and off the mark for the point i was trying to make. a better example would be, "engineer whose job it is to reduce the deleterious effects of burning oil on the environment" or something like that, which is more analogous to the position of trying to remove harmful content at fb