> Even Microsoft of 1998 didn't become as toxic to solid tech talent as Facebook risks becoming if they keep this up. Idk, I think being the only big tech empl

> Even Microsoft of 1998 didn't become as toxic to solid tech talent as Facebook risks becoming if they keep this up. Idk, I think being the only big tech employer in Seattle at the time helped keep them afloat. Telecommuting was still nascent at the time and moving is always daunting. Today the environment is very different, Facebook is in the heart of SV, but even more importantly, now everyone is suddenly totally ok with indefinite remote work, so you’re no longer limited by not wanting to move, the only thing holding you back is $$, and at a certain point all the money in the world isn’t gonna make you fe good about what you’re doing.