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>Irony is Facebook will not attract the talent it needs to work constructively on these unsolvable problems. At some point the brand will become so toxic that
by tjpnz 5y ago
>Irony is Facebook will not attract the talent it needs to work constructively on these unsolvable problems.
At some point the brand will become so toxic that engineers who've worked there could find themselves persona non grata in many tech roles.
- hef19898 5y agoUnfortunately I think other companies would still be happy hiring ex FB developers. They still are ex FAANG, and they showed to give moral and principle the rear seat when it comes to revenue and business. Why wouldn't these folks be hireable?
- 6gvONxR4sf7o 5y agoPersonally, when I see FB on a resume, it’s a factor. I want people who will help push the company in a healthy direction. There’s always pressure to make changes to the app that increase addictiveness without adding actual value to the client, and I’m proud to work somewhere where colleagues push back on that kind of thing. Working at FB is a (relatively weak) signal that they won’t be that kind of colleague. It will come up in the interview. If they can convince me that they stayed there in a ‘change it from within’ capacity, great. Otherwise, yeah it’s a negative signal.
- Nextgrid 5y ago> At some point the brand will become so toxic that engineers who've worked there could find themselves persona non grata in many tech roles. The majority of startups is still "growth and engagement" as opposed to producing real products/services that people pay for, so ex-Facebook is the perfect match.