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Money. 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
by freyir 8y ago
Money.
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.
- arunv 8y agoI personally know many people that stayed / have stayed 9-10 years at Facebook, long after the IPO and long after vesting. I think people really underestimate the value of sheer impact on end users. I know the news about FB hasn't been positive, but as an engineer a lot of people would jump at the opportunity to literally change the world every month.
- atomical 8y agoHow is Facebook changing the world? If anything, the world seems to be changing around Facebook.
- freyir 8y agoOf course. After 9-10 years they probably make tremendous salaries. I guess they could take a pay cut and go somewhere else, or even retire, but that’s not for everyone. Facebook forgot that “change the world” isn’t the end goal. It’s to change the world for the better. At that, they have failed.