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Chris Cox is a huge loss for Facebook. His first day speech is still the reason Facebook has the strongest culture in the valley.
by arunv 8y ago
Chris Cox is a huge loss for Facebook. His first day speech is still the reason Facebook has the strongest culture in the valley.
- jameslk 8y agoI'm not familiar with this. Kind of a big assertion to make. What was his first day speech?
- evgen 8y agoAt FB you have your first-day orientation and as a part of this Cox came in and gave a speech. I have no idea if it is the same speech to every week's 'class' or an evolving variation on the same themes, but it was a pretty good speech and is probably one reason why people are so eager to drink the kool-aid for the first few years.
- DataJunkie 8y agoI remember the speech. It had no effect on how much I looked forward to waking up in the morning to go work there.
- tyre 8y ago> Facebook has the strongest culture in the valley For a company so regularly beset by scandal, this feels like a bold assertion. Culture of what?
- arunv 8y agoAny other company in their shoes would have had a mass exodus. Chris was a big part of making employees feel like they shared a piece of the dream. Whatever your thoughts about Facebook, the fact that some of the smartest people have worked, and continue to work at a company "beset by scandal" should give you pause.
- malvosenior 8y agoAll Silicon Valley companies are like this. Do you really think Chris Cox was better at feeding people kool-aid than Steve Jobs?
- arunv 8y ago1. Personally, I do. I think Jobs was a magician, but he was famously not the most personable guy. 2. Even if he wasn't, the fact that we're making the comparison reflects how important he was to FB.
- malvosenior 8y agoWell Jobs was the first that came to mind, but Google, Twitter, Dropbox, Spotify (I know, not Valley)... all have this identical cult like culture where the employees are fully indoctrinated and feel their execs are the best in the world. Not to be rude, but this has been my universal experience in the tech industry for the past 20+ years.
- chillacy 8y agoAsk some of your friends who work at these companies to see their internal Blind posts. It ranges from pretty upbeat to exceedingly negative, and it also seems to correlate with how the company performs financially. Which makes sense since these people have half a million dollars of RSUs on the line.
- freyir 8y agoMoney. They pay many people salaries that they’d have trouble getting elsewhere. If these people stick around for the dream even after the money dries up, then I’ll be impressed. The sentiment I’ve heard so far is “let’s wait this out, and hope it goes back to business as usual.” The ethical have likely left already. Those who are most talented and in it for the money will likely be next out, if things don’t turn around. Then they’re left with the untalented and overpaid, who will cling on for as long as possible while the ship sinks.
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