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> I don't think it will be difficult for anyone with Facebook in their resume to be re-hired Why is that? Do you really learn that much at Facebook, do you rea

> I don't think it will be difficult for anyone with Facebook in their resume to be re-hired Why is that? Do you really learn that much at Facebook, do you really become that much more proficient? What is the logic behind this thinking?

ihatepython 4y ago
Nobody ever gets fired for choosing IBM. Personally if I see Facebook on a resume, I will assume that they will be expensive
- saiya-jin 4y ago
  and also they will gladly accept whatever dubious/amoral mission your company has at its heart (to be frank, thats vast amount of IT in the world, nothing FB specific)
matsemann 4y ago
Yeah, some people would consider having worked for certain companies a red flag.
- snapcaster 4y ago
  I always see this comment on here but never once seen or heard this in real life interactions with people
cranekam 4y ago
The assumption is that Meta and its ilk are picky about who they employ and that should be a proxy for an employee's ability or value. Of course, the layoffs will presumably involve those who perform worst so it's not clear if these people will be in a better position or not than someone who hadn't been at Meta. > Do you really learn that much at Facebook, do you really become that much more proficient? I think for many there is a good chance of learning valuable skills at these companies. In my time at Meta I became a more proficient engineer by being around those who were a lot better than me, and I also got a lot better at non-technical stuff like giving people feedback, leadership, communication and so on. It's obviously not impossible that I could have learned these skills elsewhere but they are weighted heavily at Meta etc and it's more likely one will have absorbed them. None of this is universal, of course. Any particular person might be great or terrible independent of their tenure at Meta.

ihatepython 4y ago

Nobody ever gets fired for choosing IBM. Personally if I see Facebook on a resume, I will assume that they will be expensive

saiya-jin 4y ago
and also they will gladly accept whatever dubious/amoral mission your company has at its heart (to be frank, thats vast amount of IT in the world, nothing FB specific)

matsemann 4y ago

Yeah, some people would consider having worked for certain companies a red flag.

snapcaster 4y ago
I always see this comment on here but never once seen or heard this in real life interactions with people

cranekam 4y ago

The assumption is that Meta and its ilk are picky about who they employ and that should be a proxy for an employee's ability or value. Of course, the layoffs will presumably involve those who perform worst so it's not clear if these people will be in a better position or not than someone who hadn't been at Meta. > Do you really learn that much at Facebook, do you really become that much more proficient? I think for many there is a good chance of learning valuable skills at these companies. In my time at Meta I became a more proficient engineer by being around those who were a lot better than me, and I also got a lot better at non-technical stuff like giving people feedback, leadership, communication and so on. It's obviously not impossible that I could have learned these skills elsewhere but they are weighted heavily at Meta etc and it's more likely one will have absorbed them. None of this is universal, of course. Any particular person might be great or terrible independent of their tenure at Meta.