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I'm curious if the repeated negative press Facebook has received has impacted their hiring. Boots on ground perspectives appreciated, but I can share a data poi

I'm curious if the repeated negative press Facebook has received has impacted their hiring. Boots on ground perspectives appreciated, but I can share a data point of one: I'm a very average developer, and I get at least quarterly reach outs from Facebook-- a higher frequency than I've ever heard from any FANG (or any company in general). I used to get ads on the platform for FB Engineering jobs. After I deleted the app, I started getting ads in my LinkedIn feed for FB engineering. They might have a hefty recruiting budget, or there could be challenges. On the other hand, all the negative press might attract some candidates that disagree with the media.

Analemma_ 6y ago
I have also noticed that more than half of my recruiter emails seem to come from Facebook, i.e. that they amount for more than every other company put together.
mberning 6y ago
They contact me constantly as well. I have zero interest in working for them.
MengerSponge 6y ago
n=1, but a friend had offers from Google and Facebook, and went to Google largely because it wasn't Facebook. In my highly educated circles, McKinsey is held in higher esteem than Facebook. Thinking about that now, a few years of selecting for people who "disagree with the media" and are content with burning down society for a quick buck would really explain a lot. If you work at Facebook and you feel compelled to tell me why your personal Faustian bargain was actually not such a bad thing, read Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me). https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/522525.Mistakes_Were_Made_But_Not_by_Me_ https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/522525.Mistakes_Were_Mad...
- willhinsa 6y ago
  Great book
- esyir 6y ago
  Given that exact same choice, if I was looking for a job, I would unashamedly and gladly take Facebook over Google.
TameAntelope 6y ago
I would bet a not-insubstantial amount of money that Facebook remains able to hire people more than qualified to execute the work of Facebook.
0xy 6y ago
As long as they pay top of market (and they do), people will work for them. FB consistently beat Google and other top employers by non-inconsequential figures. There's also the case of Google being ethically bankrupt as well (undisclosed DoubleClick tracking backdoor in Chrome). I don't see the argument that FB is worse than Google. Google will snoop on your private messages for information that they can use to feed their advertising machine, and they have an entire browser dedicated to ad networks (they regularly implement insecure APIs that are immediately abused by DoubleClick customers, including on high profile sites).
atleta 6y ago
I know a guy who joined FB as a software dev manager a few years ago and left in less than a year. (Maybe after just six months.) He is definitely pretty critical and sometimes hints at how the internal culture is problematic and causing some of the issues visible from the outside. (He doesn't tell too much, though, for obvious reasons.)

Analemma_ 6y ago

I have also noticed that more than half of my recruiter emails seem to come from Facebook, i.e. that they amount for more than every other company put together.

mberning 6y ago

They contact me constantly as well. I have zero interest in working for them.

MengerSponge 6y ago

n=1, but a friend had offers from Google and Facebook, and went to Google largely because it wasn't Facebook. In my highly educated circles, McKinsey is held in higher esteem than Facebook. Thinking about that now, a few years of selecting for people who "disagree with the media" and are content with burning down society for a quick buck would really explain a lot. If you work at Facebook and you feel compelled to tell me why your personal Faustian bargain was actually not such a bad thing, read Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me). https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/522525.Mistakes_Were_Made_But_Not_by_Me_ https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/522525.Mistakes_Were_Mad...

willhinsa 6y ago
Great book
esyir 6y ago
Given that exact same choice, if I was looking for a job, I would unashamedly and gladly take Facebook over Google.

TameAntelope 6y ago

I would bet a not-insubstantial amount of money that Facebook remains able to hire people more than qualified to execute the work of Facebook.

0xy 6y ago

As long as they pay top of market (and they do), people will work for them. FB consistently beat Google and other top employers by non-inconsequential figures. There's also the case of Google being ethically bankrupt as well (undisclosed DoubleClick tracking backdoor in Chrome). I don't see the argument that FB is worse than Google. Google will snoop on your private messages for information that they can use to feed their advertising machine, and they have an entire browser dedicated to ad networks (they regularly implement insecure APIs that are immediately abused by DoubleClick customers, including on high profile sites).

atleta 6y ago

I know a guy who joined FB as a software dev manager a few years ago and left in less than a year. (Maybe after just six months.) He is definitely pretty critical and sometimes hints at how the internal culture is problematic and causing some of the issues visible from the outside. (He doesn't tell too much, though, for obvious reasons.)