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The people leave, but the culture of failure stays. Its a long way down, until in some run down office park, the last flickering neon light goes dark. Whats mo
by qikInNdOutReply 4y ago
The people leave, but the culture of failure stays. Its a long way down, until in some run down office park, the last flickering neon light goes dark.
Whats more interesting though is how the let go workers venture within there cultural spheres. Meta workers are more likely to go to places, that have adapted similar cultures, with AB Tests.
- silisili 4y agoI witnessed this firsthand. I worked for a decent sized public company but large gov contractor in DC. Super smart people, I was learning a ton. Then the layoffs started. In honesty, mostly OK decisions but a few really bad key ones. Then I watched the super smart people see the writing on the wall and leave, mostly to Google. Then I felt stupid, if all the smart people left what did that make me? Well, it made me a big fish in a small pond, and I probably learned little of value over the next couple years, until I inevitably left too. The company now is a sad shell of what it once was. I guess this type of story is all too common.