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I spent five years golden handcuffed at Facebook and hired a large number of brilliant, driven people there. Most of them are still there because of the obscen

by nrp 6y ago

I spent five years golden handcuffed at Facebook and hired a large number of brilliant, driven people there. Most of them are still there because of the obscenely large sums of money Facebook pays to keep them there. Note that Facebook does not do counteroffers, and instead makes sure to keep the best people financially motivated to stay each year.

grumple 6y ago
What do those people work on?
- abrowne 6y ago
  Zstandard is pretty nice: https://github.com/facebook/zstd https://github.com/facebook/zstd
- amf12 6y ago
  Facebook has some top notch systems and infrastructure.
EGreg 6y ago
What exactly does that mean, "Facebook does not do counteroffers"? So you name an amount and either take you or not?
- nrp 6y ago
  To clarify, if you're employed at Facebook and get an offer from another company, Facebook won't attempt to counter that offer to keep you. The initial offer to get employed at Facebook is of course negotiable.
  - ewindal 6y ago
    Probably for the better. People who have already gotten a competitive offer must be determined to leave.
    - nrp 6y ago
      Yes, it is genuinely a good policy. It results in happy employees not being penalized for not shopping around for offers.
sizzle 6y ago
Curious, why did you leave? Since you are on the outside now, do you still agree with their mission and tactics or do you see them on a path towards 'user-engagement metrics over everything' ending in destruction.