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> "Realistically, there are probably a bunch of people at the company who shouldn't be here," Zuckerberg said. > "Part of my hope by raising expectations and h
by jossclimb 4y ago
> "Realistically, there are probably a bunch of people at the company who shouldn't be here," Zuckerberg said.
> "Part of my hope by raising expectations and having more aggressive goals, and just kind of turning up the heat a little bit, is that I think some of you might decide that this place isn't for you, and that self-selection is OK with me," he said."
Incredibly stupid on the face of it. Considering a good many talented engineers suffer with imposter syndrome and perhaps self-esteem issues (the past two years has not been easy on many of us), this will not only have your poor performers flying out the door, but a lot of your engineering talent as well (who a lot of companies will make a 'hiring exception' for).
Any sort of doom casting / or "rally or else" action from a CEO is never going to play out well. You will just spook folks at all levels of performance and degrade morale.
I can't honestly say I will grieve a world without meta though, they played a good part in degrading democracy in my country. I would not swap my life with a Zuckerberg / Musk for any amount of money.
- DisjointedHunt 4y agoPrecisely. Also, he realized this . . NOW ? What an asshole. He directly would have been involved in setting and approving those hiring plans. It's on him if his strategy was so wrong.
- yodsanklai 4y agoYes, certainly not good for morale. Meta isn't a company where you can cruise ("move fast" and high turner over contribute to this). Also, many "talents" (esp. those recruited in the last year) are considering quitting because of the drop in Meta stock.