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A lot of snippets in here that feel like Mark is stating some uncomfortable truths for many who have enjoyed the world of tech during the low interest rate envi
by dgs_sgd 4y ago
A lot of snippets in here that feel like Mark is stating some uncomfortable truths for many who have enjoyed the world of tech during the low interest rate environment.
"In person work is more effective"
> Our early analysis of performance data suggests that engineers who either joined Meta in-person and then transferred to remote or remained in-person performed better on average than people who joined remotely
"To remain a company that values tech we must lower the influence of people who don't value it"
> As we’ve grown, we’ve hired many leading experts in areas outside engineering. This helps us build better products, but with many new teams it takes intentional focus to make sure our company remains primarily technologists.
- fxleach 4y agoIf you take the stance that in-person work is more effective (an "uncomfortable truth" as you call it), then it would seem to reason that engineers who transferred to remote work would see a decrease in performance, but that is not the case as you also mention. It seems like the real issue may be the hiring process between remote and in-person engineers, or biases in evaluating in-person vs. remote engineers.
- dgs_sgd 4y agoThe real issue may be one of the ones you mentioned. It could also be that employees who spend at least some significant time in person are more effective than those who are and always were fully remote.
- jmholla 4y agoI wonder if they considered the fact that most of the people they hired remote were hired during COVID.