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That video of the life of a 23 year old Meta PM was really bad timing. Looks like they need some screws to tighten.
by rr888 4y ago
That video of the life of a 23 year old Meta PM was really bad timing. Looks like they need some screws to tighten.
- endisneigh 4y agoI saw the video - didn’t see any problem. What did you think the problem was? Metas real problem is TikTok, Apple and the cultural zeitgeist
- rr888 4y ago> Metas real problem is TikTok Yeah it was particularly funny that it was posted on Tiktok not Instagram.
- amaks 4y agoMeta's real problem is Zuck.
- abeppu 4y agoI have no idea what she works on ... but surely at least some of Meta's product staff _ought_ to be regularly using TikTok both as consumers and creators, right? How could they attempt to compete without making an effort to understand why TikTok has been eating their lunch?
- lkramer 4y agoThere has to be a balance though. I remember hearing (probably a HN comment) that all the UI designers in the Windows team at MS use Macs, which blew my mind, but also explained so much. If you have people working on designing and improving a product who are ultimately not even willing to use it as a their daily driver, you get the kinda of disconnected mess that is that UI in Windows and the sometimes baffling decisions made.
- origin_path 4y agoUnderstanding it, doesn't mean obviously trying to become an influencer type on it. Did you really watch the video and see someone doing market research?
- dleslie 4y agoYah, she even mentioned working during appropriate times; the video just showed the morning, lunch, and evening highlights. I can't help but conclude that the problem is that it's presented by a young woman.
- threeseed 4y ago> that it's presented by a young woman With a hint of ignorance and jealousy.
- jibe 4y agoI’m jealous, I’m grinding away for 8 hours at desk, not chilling on a roof, eating and dancing. I’d take that fake job. Plz…
- chrisseaton 4y agoWell why don't you apply then? If you think you can get through the infamous Meta interview like she has then go for it. I probably couldn't pass that interview myself so she's better than I am.
- sixothree 4y agoI've often heard about how hard Google's hiring process is. And I like to think I have a really good knack at getting an idea of someone's proficiency. I have a distant relative who was working in javascript as his main job. But he didn't know what typescript, coffeescript, or web assembly were; even though he was working with javascript as his primary language. Nothing he described or talked to me about gave me the impression that he was able to do any programming whatsoever. But, he was 100% a "total frat bro". And of course he landed a job at Google. As a programmer. Am I jealous? Sure. Do I think he is capable of creating intricate things? Absolutely not. Do I think he will survive at Google for a long time? Definitely.
- chrisseaton 4y ago
- paganel 4y ago> What did you think the problem was? She was sharing it on TikTok, that's the problem. If Meta product people have already stopped eating their own dog-food then something is very amiss.
- Cwizard 4y agoDo you have a link?
- windsok 4y agohttps://twitter.com/anothercohen/status/1584636815281033216 https://twitter.com/anothercohen/status/1584636815281033216
- swores 4y agoHaving wasted my time watching that I hope this comment can encourage others to not make the same mistake. Urgh.
- mxuribe 4y agoThis started out as hilariously funny...until it faded into jealousy. Times like these, i almost wish society was organized into equal pay and benefits for everyone. Yes, yes, i know i sound like communist/socilaist (n othing wrong with that by the way)...But honestly, i felt like things were not fair *before* seeing that video...But now, i feel worse. /sigh
- Jcowell 4y agoWhy equal pay? Why not just interview for Meta and pass like she did ?
- kortilla 4y ago“Equal pay and benefits for everyone” just means shit for everyone. Cutting down people who achieve something great is tall poppy syndrome. Focus on how to build others up and make that the norm instead.
- pm90 4y agoThere will always be people that have a better life than you have in every dimension. Learning to deal with that fact is part of life.
- cjonas 4y ago
- aninteger 4y agoIt was comedy though, right? Making fun of "Day in the life of..." videos.
- Scoundreller 4y agoYeah, I perceived it and others as an overdubbed mashup of other short videos. Nothing new on the internet. People even take entire movies and mix clips around to change the storyline entirely.
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- snoopy_telex 4y agoShe was 100% at the Meta offices on SLU, so she's a Meta employee posting a video about Meta life. Even if it's comedy, it's unlikely the company would agree IMHO.
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- Firebrand 4y agoI’ve seen Twitter uproars against Google and LinkedIn employees who have uploaded similar content: https://twitter.com/coldhealing/status/1561022408206729216 https://twitter.com/coldhealing/status/1561022408206729216 A lot of the lavish perks they’ve showed have been part of these companies since these two young women were toddlers. It’s privilege discourse meeting the cringey nature of TikTok.
- qbasic_forever 4y agoThese things are just recruitment videos. They're made to get lots of views by being a little controversial. Their HR departments want people to see the free coffee, fancy office, etc.
- globalreset 4y agoSeriously? Do these companies really need to market their cozy do-nothing earn-lot middle management positions?
- kevinventullo 4y agoI can assure you the people making these videos are not in middle management.
- globalreset 4y agoThe video said she was a PM at Meta, no?
- alphabetting 4y agoThese videos are more a tiktok trend for flexing than an HR thing. They attract a lot of negative attention, most unjustified IMO. I don't think ideal candidates for big tech would find these videos that appealing anyway.
- spaceman_2020 4y agoYou should have shorted Meta the day this video dropped. Not because it showed lazy workers, but because the worker shared it on TikTok, not a Meta-owned property.