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Goodbye Microsoft, Hello Facebook (2010)
- jechen 14y agoThis was posted in 2010. A little long-winded for sure, but it's good to hear someone would have such positive things to say coming out of a 12-year tenure at Microsoft (I have a few friends headed there after graduation). I remember reading this post of his titled "Ten Things I Hate About Working at Facebook" (http://worldofsu.com/philipsu/2012/08/ten-things-i-hate-about-working-at-facebook/ http://worldofsu.com/philipsu/2012/08/ten-things-i-hate-abou...). It does sound like he's having a blast there- it'd be interesting to read a follow-up comparing the two companies.
- neogodless 14y agoI didn't read through the comments of his "Ten Things" post, but it certainly reads to me as something wholly ripe with sarcasm, in fact mocking what is truly wrong with much of corporate America by complaining about these "flaws" found in Facebook.
- nickbarnwell 14y agoIt was entirely facetious, which was missed by many here when it made an appearance on the front page [1] [1]: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4384029 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4384029
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- nspiegelberg 14y agoFYI: If you fast-forward to 2013, Philip Su is now heading the Engineering office at Facebook London. He's a really nice guy and great culture fit for the company. Source: I work at FB. Also, just use the Googles...
- trhaynes 14y agoOr the Facebooks ... https://www.facebook.com/the.philip.su https://www.facebook.com/the.philip.su
- trhaynes 14y agoTimestamps are a helpful thing to put on blog posts.
- sharkweek 14y agoHis August 2012 post is a little less than positive -- http://worldofsu.com/philipsu/2012/08/ http://worldofsu.com/philipsu/2012/08/ edit: I'm an idiot; brain fart on a Saturday at the office
- nwienert 14y agoIf you read it you'll see he's being tongue in cheek.
- jiggy2011 14y agoFacebook conduct job interviews in a hot tub? That could feel a little awkward.. especially since programmers not generally known for body confidence.
- chucknthem 14y agoYou missed the bit that says > "[Ed: This is completely untrue, in case this fantastical point seems plausible at first. I installed a hot tub (non-functioning) as a conference room in Facebook Seattle. Interviews are never done in them.]"
- randomfool 14y agoOne theory was that he was the original Mini Microsoft. No clue if true, but the quality of mini's posts dropped around the same time he left.
- akarambir 14y agoI clicked the link thinking of another article having opinion of how Facebook is becoming more like Microsoft(not hot, not cool). After reading the article though, it felt good that people working there have good feeling about Microsoft. I have lots of senior friends going to Microsoft this year.
- b1daly 14y agoThere is so much damn advice that comes down to "be awesome, don't suck." It's not interesting, we need more advice for those that aspire to be average.
- joefarish 14y agoHe gave a great talk at the HNLondon Meetup on Wednesday. He's a really entertaining speaker: http://vimeo.com/60896034 http://vimeo.com/60896034