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Is the problems with Facebook only a big problem at their Menlo Park, or American offices? What's the situation in their other offices, like UK, Europe, and Ca

by 2143 5y ago

Is the problems with Facebook only a big problem at their Menlo Park, or American offices? What's the situation in their other offices, like UK, Europe, and Canada? Pardon me if this is a stupid question, but could it be true that their morally questionable decisions happen at their headquarters, rather than at their Dublin office for instance?

ramblerman 5y ago
I don't get the distinction. It's like saying is it ok to work at HR of Phillip Morris, because I'm not involved directly in selling cigarettes.
- 2143 5y ago
  Oh, okay. Never been anywhere near these places, so, yeah. Pardon me.
- 2143 5y ago
  I see stories about so many people quitting FB recently. Is that happening only at their headquarters, or is it happening globally across all their offices?
ConSeannery 5y ago
The culture is a bit different in different offices. Most of the stress from working at FB is from your twice yearly perf reviews, where managers have to go and argue with other managers over what rating their direct reports' performance deserves. If your manager is not assertive or does not have much clout, doesn't really like you, doesn't get to give their shpeal before all the "exceeds+" are given out, or simply gets paired with one or more a-holes, then all that shit is going to roll downhill (your meets expectations will turn into a meets-most, and you will have a PIP in front of you soon for example). Cultural differences in conflict, negotiation, and corporate drive can make this more or less stressful for the managers and as a result for the employees. As such, you can predict more stress in the US and less in Europe+Canada. The Irish office for example is a bit more laid back but also can be more passive aggressive. Per decision making around immoral things, all those decisions happened in the US when I worked there.

by 2143 5y ago

ramblerman 5y ago

I don't get the distinction. It's like saying is it ok to work at HR of Phillip Morris, because I'm not involved directly in selling cigarettes.

2143 5y ago
Oh, okay. Never been anywhere near these places, so, yeah. Pardon me.
2143 5y ago
I see stories about so many people quitting FB recently. Is that happening only at their headquarters, or is it happening globally across all their offices?

ConSeannery 5y ago

The culture is a bit different in different offices. Most of the stress from working at FB is from your twice yearly perf reviews, where managers have to go and argue with other managers over what rating their direct reports' performance deserves. If your manager is not assertive or does not have much clout, doesn't really like you, doesn't get to give their shpeal before all the "exceeds+" are given out, or simply gets paired with one or more a-holes, then all that shit is going to roll downhill (your meets expectations will turn into a meets-most, and you will have a PIP in front of you soon for example). Cultural differences in conflict, negotiation, and corporate drive can make this more or less stressful for the managers and as a result for the employees. As such, you can predict more stress in the US and less in Europe+Canada. The Irish office for example is a bit more laid back but also can be more passive aggressive. Per decision making around immoral things, all those decisions happened in the US when I worked there.